Worried by CNN reports?

I haven't seen the CNN reports, but I suspect many of you have. I want to reassure everyone that there is zero chance that Sara is not being willingly relinquished by her birth mother, Marta.

There are two DNA tests in this process--one is happening right about now, where both Sara & Marta are tested to confirm that they are related.

Around the end of the process, Sara is tested again to ensure that she is the same baby.

There are several steps at which Marta must agree to relinquish Sara. She still has the opportunity to change her mind (though we are assured this almost never happens). While it is within the realm of possibility that Marta received some financial compensation for relinquishing Sara (though this isn't supposed to happen), this is still her decision. I'm sure anyone who chooses to relinquish a child has a tremendous amount of mixed feelings, including regret, sadness, and hope that their child will be loved and have a good life. I'm sure Marta has those feelings. If money was involved in her decision, I can only imagine that incredible poverty must have be involved.

We may never know for sure the exact combination of reasons that led Marta to make this decision for Sara, but rest assured that it is her decision and her child to decide for.