ACOG committee opinion. Number 368. June 2007. Adoption.

Abstract

Obstetrician-gynecologist may find themselves at the center of adoption issues because their expertise in the assessment and management of infertility, pregnancy and childbirth. Physicians have a responsibility to provide information about adoption to all patients with unwanted pregnancies, to all patients with infertility concerns, and to same-sex partners seeking information on parenting. Unless physicians are truly expert in the field of adoption, they should guard against advocating for activating a particular action. Physicians should not serve brokers in independent adoptions. When authorized by [patients to fill out forms for adoption agencies, physicians should do so truthfully, with full disclosure to patients of what they intend to say.