In the USA, every state seals a person's original birth certificate if that person is adopted. I many states when the adoptee reaches adulthood, they are still denied access to their original legal documentation. Adult adoptees are the only class of person's restricted in this way. This is discrimination. Across the USA , groups of dedicated activists are working hard to propose new legislation to restore the adult adoptees civil rights.
We are incredibly pleased to announce that on June 6, 2014 Governor Dannel Malloy signed into law Public Act 14-133 (House Bill 5144), which restores the right of adoptees adopted after October 1, 1983 to access their original birth certificates upon reaching the age of 18. The bill is effective July 1, 2015.
We lobby state legislators while at the National Convention of State Legislators Summit. Each year more and more state reps favorably approach us. This year a few even stepped up to the plate seeking more information so that they may sponsor in their states.
We are a grassroots organization made up of adopted adults, adoptive parents, birthparents, and other concerned persons who believe it is the right of all citizens to have access to their own record of birth. We are dedicated to passing legislation that will restore the right of adopted adults to obtain a copy of their own original birth certificates.
We are the voices of HEAR (Hoosiers for Equal Access to Records)-a group dedicated to equal access to original birth certificates (OBCs) for Indiana's Adoptees. Our goal is banish the secrecy and shame surrounding closed Indiana adoptions, by encouraging the Indiana State Legislature to end the legacy of the "closed records era" in this 2015 session.
We are a Coalition of Adult Adoptees, Birth & Adoptive Family members joining together to change the Iowa laws restricting access to Original Birth Certificates (OBC) and to educate Iowans about adoption and searching. Mission To provide education and support to any Iowan affected by adoption, whether adult adoptee, birth family or adoptive family. To ultimately change the laws in Iowa allowing us access to Original Birth Certificates (OBC).
A place where those who support Equal Rights for Adoptees in Missouri can connect and keep up to date with current events regarding adoption records. Mission To educate Missouri law makers and citizens on the importance of equal access for adoptees in the "Show Me" state.
Revise adoption laws related to release of birth certificates to adoptees. Bill HB397 will be introduced to the MT House; "Access to one's full identity matters for a variety of good reasons. All people deserve this right regardless of the circumstances surrounding their birth and childhood and regardless of any paperwork their parents signed. Everyone should be able to have a copy of their own original birth certificate."
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PAR believes those directly affected by adoption policy should be in the forefront of creating, evaluating, and implementing that policy. We believe that adoption policy should be based on the strengths--not the stereotypes or deficits--of the adoption community. Finally, we believe that community experience, human rights frameworks, research, practice experience, and history should inform every adoption...
Claudia Corrigan D’Arcy has been writing about life as a birthmother, Adoptee Rights & the unethical adoption industry since 2005. She has been online and involved in the adoption community since...
Claudia Corrigan D'Arcy
