Choosing to adopt use to be much scarier. Adoption used to involve handing your baby over to a nurse and not knowing anything after that. Now, almost all adoptions are either open or semi-open and the birth-mother is able to get information and even visit her child. Even better, birth moms now are able to choose the best parents for their baby. Adoption use to be scary, but it is now a great option for those interested in giving life to their child but are unable to be the parent they want to be.