The False Choice: Equity, Adoption & Abortion

17/09/2025 48 min Temporada 3 Episodio 3
The False Choice: Equity, Adoption & Abortion

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Send us a textAuthor and PhD student Shannon Quist joins Dr. Tami to unpack the false binary of adoption vs. abortion—and the equity issues hiding in plain sight. We trace the Baby Scoop era, Roe v. Wade, evangelical politics, and present-day practices like safe haven boxes and sealed birth certificates. Shannon shares her adoptee journey, the identity costs of transracial adoption, and why open records and community care matter. If you’ve wondered who profits, who’s protected, and who’s erased, this conversation offers language, history, and actions to move beyond either/or thinking toward real reproductive and adoptee justice.Shannon’s TEDx Talk: Would You Rather? Adoption vs. Abortion Coaching Discovery Call Support the show Enjoying the show? Become a subscriber: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2226037/support Would you like to be on the show or know someone who Dr. Tami should talk with? Let us know!Follow us on Instagram to find more resources connected to today's episode.