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Advocate describes national landscape and a Pennsylvania case of alleged exploitation by unlicensed adoption broker
Kelsey Vander Velet Ranyard told the committee that most states limit unlicensed intermediaries and that Pennsylvania remains largely open to out‑of‑state brokers; she described a Pennsylvania birth parent "Tammy" whose adoption and postpartum care were disrupted after using an out‑of‑state paid broker.