National Adoption Day Quotes

If the system were designed to protect adoptees, why do so many have to fight for their rights?

DaShanne Stokes

Adoptee rights are everyone's rights, and they deserve to be protected.

DaShanne Stokes

Adoption isn't just a childhood experience, it's a life-long experience.

DaShanne Stokes

Discovering that I was adopted redefined my entire world, but it taught me that who you are doesn't change.

DaShanne Stokes

Being denied their original birth certificates isn't just a problem for adoptees. It's a social problem, requiring social change.

DaShanne Stokes

Blood can help make family, but family often transcends blood.

DaShanne Stokes