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OriginsUSA: Supporting All Mothers Separated From Their Children By Adoption

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". . . more and more adoptees were beginning to call wanting to know how their mothers might have been treated and what choices they had been given. They were beginning to let go of their understanding of adoption, and were less aggressive than they had been previously. It was coming as a great relief to them to know they might not have been unwanted after all. We knew we were on the right track."

- How the Australian Inquiry Began
by Dian Wellfare of Origins Inc.

"... it is quite possible that, in the near future, unwed mothers will be "punished" by having their children taken from them right after birth. A policy like this would not be executed -- nor labeled explicitly -- as "punishment." Rather, it would be implemented through such pressures and labels as "scientific findings," "the best interests of the child," "rehabilitation of the unwed mother," and "the stability of the family and society."

- Unmarried Mothers, by Clark Vincent, p. 199 (Australia, 1961)

OriginsUSA is a national organization affiliated with an international movement, which began in Australia with a group called Origins Inc. of which we are members. We are in no way connected to the New Jersey support group known simply as "Origins."

OriginsUSA has one and only one goal: to insure that all mothers are protected from past and present exploitation by the adoption industry through an investigation into past practices for obtaining children for adoption.

The OriginsUSA offer of support, validation, and quest for justice embraces every state in America and every mother who has lost a child to adoption. We will not turn our back on any of you for any reason!