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View synonyms for birth parent

birth parent

or birthparent

noun

  1. a biological mother birth mother or biological father birth father; a biological parent.


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What few changes have been made in adoption law are generally aimed at making the process easier for adoptive parents, who experts say tend to have more political and financial clout than birth parents.

From Time

Many describe a pervasive pressure to bring people—whether birth parents or adoptive couples—in the door.

From Time

Some states, such as California and Nevada, explicitly consider birth-parent expenses an “act of charity” that birth parents don’t have to pay back.

From Time

She wants to see improvements such as an expansion of mandatory independent legal representation for birth parents, better tracking of adoption data and the reining in of excessive fees.

From Time

Relevant laws—governing everything from allowable financial support to how birth parents give their consent to an adoption—are made at the state level and vary widely.

From Time

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