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Graying adoptees still searching for their identities
From ABC News: Now, in growing numbers, adult adoptees are trying to overturn legislation that sealed up records, but in most states they are fighting an uphill battle. New Jersey is the latest battleground over laws that were originally intended to protect the birth child and her mother from moral shame, but many say are [...]
Annette Baran, author, crusader for open adoption, dies at 83
From The Kansas City Star: Moved to crusade for open adoption, Baran joined a novel research project started by a University of California-Los Angeles psychiatrist, Dr. Arthur Sorosky, who noticed that his patients who had been adopted tended to have identity problems. Another Vista Del Mar social worker, Reuben Pannor, collaborated with them. When they [...]
Report shows misconceptions stymie equality for adoptees by keeping records closed
From the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute: In its continuing effort to improve law, policy and practice so that “all adopted people can achieve equal treatment with their non-adopted peers,” the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute today released a major report recommending that every state enact legislation restoring the right of all adult adoptees to [...]
Facebook has changed adoption forever
From The Guardian: Adoption is undergoing a revolution. Until recently, it has been a closely managed process, with social workers going to enormous lengths to protect children placed with adoptive families from inappropriate contact with birth relatives. The exponential growth of social networking sites such as Facebook has changed that for ever – and the [...]
New Jersey: Panel OKs bill on access to adoption records
From NJ.com: Lawmakers this evening advanced a bill that would allow adoptees in New Jersey to access medical history and birth records. The measure was approved by the Assembly Human Services Committee by a 6-0 vote with four abstentions. It now advances to the full Assembly. It has already passed the state Senate. With six [...]
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