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Unwed Parents
unwed parents
The majority of birthparents who voluntarily choose adoption for their infants are unwed, and experts estimate 92% to 94% of all infants placed for adoption are born to single parents. The majority of these parents are over age 18. (See also BIRTHMOTHER; BIRTHFATHER; BIRTHPARENT; ILLEGITIMACY; MARRIED BIRTHPARENTS; MATURE WOMEN PLANNING ADOPTION.)
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©2000 by Christine Adamec and William Pierce, Ph.D. Reprinted from The Encyclopedia of Adoption, 2nd Edition (2nd Edition) with permission of Facts On File, Inc.
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