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Adoption from the Birth Mother's Perspective

NPR | By Tovia Smith
Published December 24, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST
Evelyn, who asked that we not use her last name, holds her baby boy, born in December.
Evelyn, who asked that we not use her last name, holds her baby boy, born in December.

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Tovia Smith
Tovia Smith is an award-winning NPR National Correspondent based in Boston, who's spent more than three decades covering news around New England and beyond.
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