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As Colorado considers an amendment to its adoption law to 'accelerate' and 'expedite' the relinquishment process, the debate heats up over whether relinquishment should be allowed before the child is born.

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Pre-birth relinquishment is something that should be carefully considered. I think that it is only right that the birth mom wait until after the baby is born before signing any papers. Hormones in pregnancy are very strange things and I can just see a lawsuit in the future dealing with a woman who wants her baby back and claims that she was affected by her hormones when she signed the papers. Although, in theory, it sounds like it would be much easier for the birthmother, it may cause problems in the long run for the adoptive parents and the birthmother.