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What is adoption?

Adoption is the legal process of becoming the parent of a child who is not biologically your own. It provides a permanent family for children who cannot be raised by their birth parents. Selena Gomez has considered adoption as a path to motherhood, planning to adopt by age 35 if she hadn't found a partner.

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