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Old 06-25-2009, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by RavenSong
The thing that really jumped out at me was the statement, "Legally, a birth mother has 48 hours after the birth of the baby to decide whether to give up the child." This statement is just plain wrong. A woman who has just given birth does not have to decide within 48 hours whether she's going to place the baby for adoption or not. I would assume the 48-hour period following birth is the time period that must elapse before a mother is even allowed to sign the consent forms...unless Texas has suddenly enacted some dragonian laws. It doesn't mean that she has to sign those forms during the first 48 hours or else forget placing at all.

Oh thank you Raven!

I knew there was another quote that left me REALLY miffed.

Talk about misleading!
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