Many young women choose adoption as a way to give themselves and their babies a better chance in life. The only way to know whether it is the right choice for you is to get as much information as you can, talk about your feelings, and think about it in terms of your own life. If you don't have a home for the baby or money to feed it and buy clothes for it, and if you don't have anyone to take care of the baby while you are going to school or working, you may want to consider adoption. If a baby would keep you from finishing school or working to support yourself, adoption may be one alternative.
Adoption is a legal process that gives a child new parents.
An adoption can be arranged through an agency or by a lawyer. All adoptions have to be approved by a court. The new parents become responsible for taking care of the baby and for making all the decisions about health and upbringing. The people who want to adopt the child are the ones who pay legal and service fees. The natural mother must give her informed consent for the baby to be adopted.