birth parent
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Dear Amy: As an adoptee and a birth parent, I have to correct your advice to “Anguished Aunt,” the sister who disregarded her brother’s wishes to have contact with his biological daughter.
From Washington Post • Jan. 23, 2023
In Myanmar, abortion is illegal unless the pregnancy can be proven to be a risk to the life of the birth parent.
From Salon • May 25, 2022
During this time, a relative could petition to become the child’s guardian or a birth parent could petition to reunify with their child, Stogel said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2022
“Adoption is unique because there is a triad — the adoptee, the adoptive parent and the birth parent — and the running question is, like, who has the right to know what?”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2021
No child on earth wants to think their birth parent rejects them.
From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2018
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