![]() | Adoption and Law: The Unique Personal Experiences of Birth Mothers in Adoption Proceedings Subjects: Health and Social Care; Humanities; Law; Development Studies Environment Social Work Urban Studies; Family Child & Social Welfare Law; Social Work; Social Work and Social Policy; Cultural Studies; Cultural Studies; Adoption and Fostering; Child and Family Social Work; Gender; Gender; Using a socio-legal framework, this book explores the experiences that birth mothers face in state sanctioned adoption proceedings in the UK. Featuring personal, in-depth interviews and conversations with 32 birth mothers, the book highlights perspectives and voices that are seldom the focus in leading discourses of professional practice in this area of law. The book also demands that the statutory rights, support and care of birth mothers are recognised and strengthened. Lisamarie Deblasio is a lecturer in law at the University of Plymouth. Her research focuses specifically on women and the law. She is currently working with vulnerable women in her local community learning about their experiences of domestic abuse and the law. |
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