Justice Amy Coney Barrett Was Right: Adoption is a Great Alternative to Abortion

Adoption always has been a loving, life-affirming alternative to abortion for pregnant mothers in difficult situations. It confirms the incredible value of the child in the womb while recognizing that mothers experience hardships that make it difficult to care for the child herself.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett brought up adoption earlier this month when the justices heard a major abortion case from Mississippi.

An adoptive mother herself, she asked lawyers for the pro-abortion side why they do not believe that safe haven laws and adoption relieve the “burdens of parenting” mentioned in Roe v. Wade as justifications for abortion.

Barrett’s question resulted in a stream of anti-adoption rhetoric from abortion activists. Over the past few weeks, there have been a number of articles and columns in national news outlets discouraging and stigmatizing adoption while completely ignoring the fact that an unborn child’s life is involved…. (Excerpts from lifenews.com)