• Daunte Culpeper was adopted, he was born in a prison to a teenage mother who was serving time for a armed robbery.

• Faith Hill was also adopted.

Why?- Most teenage girls put their baby up for adoption because their not ready for the responsibility of parenting.

When?- Giving a child up for adoption is probably the hardest thing a person will have to do. And the decision to put a baby up for adoption is usually out of love for that child, and a deep desire he has a loving and a promising future. <3

- Loss, rejection, guilt and grief.

- Attention deficit disorders, eating disorder, alcohol abuse can be seen in some adoptees.

- Out of all the children under age 18, there are about 2,001,000 adopted children each year.

- There are more adopted girls than boys.

- The top five countries that children are adopted from are : China, Russia, Guatemala, South Korea, & Kazakhstan.

- 6 in 10 Americans have had personal experience with adoption.

- 1 in 8 births in the United States, are to teenage girls.

- It is estimated that approximately 1/3 of pregnant teens have abortions, 14% have miscarriages and 52% give birth.

- Wait to have sex till you are married, and have enough responsibility to take care of another human being. <3

- Adoption has a huge impact on teenagers lives. From 1952 to 1972, 8.7% of all the pre-material births were placed for adoption. - Adoption could help you a lot, or can really destroy & ruin your life. - Adoption can also have some strong effects on you and your baby. -The birth mother or parents could also have trouble and would need counseling. -Adoption is a real problem for teenagers to decide on. Teenagers should be using protection, such as condoms & birth control, which can effect from not having birth in the first place.

-I think adoption is a kind way of opening your heart to someone that may not have had much of a chance to have a better life(:

- ‘Adoption is when a child grewin its mommy's heart instead of her tummy ’ <3

Consider adoption, rather than abortion.

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-www. adoption.state.gov-www. davethomasfoundation.org-www.teenbreaks.com/adoption-www.fag.adoption.com/questions-www.www.babycenter.com-www.adoptionopen.com/adoptionquotes-www.adoption-education.com/library_stats.html-www.adoptionservicesinc.com/facts.html

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