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With DNA Testing, Suddenly They Are Family
From The New York Times: Growing up, Khrys Vaughan always believed that she had inherited her looks and mannerisms from her father, and that her appreciation for tradition and old-fashioned gentility stemmed from her parents’ Southern roots. But those facets of her self-image crumbled when she was told, at age 42, that she had been [...]
Mom reunites with daughter 77 years later
From MSNBC: For most of her 100 years, Minka Disbrow tried to find out what became of the precious baby girl she gave up for adoption after being raped as a teen. She hoped, but never imagined, she’d see her Betty Jane again. The cruel act of violence bore in Disbrow an enduring love for [...]
Oklahoma adoption laws merit serious look by Legislature
From NewsOK: Many adoptees go through life with nagging questions about their backgrounds. Who were their parents? Why did they give them up for adoption? A cloud of secrecy envelops the adoption process primarily to protect the parents’ identity. Oklahoma is helping adoptees answer some of those questions. Under a 1997 state law, a child [...]
New Jersey: Governor conditionally vetoes adoption bill
From USA Today: Gov. Chris Christie sent an adoption records bill back to the Legislature Thursday, creating a new hurdle in a 30-year push by advocates to give adoptees access to their birth parents’ identities. Christie’s conditional veto stakes out his position against the most contentious aspect of the bill, which would allow adoptees to [...]
Rhode Island: Senate passes bill giving some access to adoption records
From The Providence Journal: The state Senate has unanimously approved a bill granting adoptees who are 25 or older access to their birth records. The bill’s passage followed an amendment dropping the age limit from 30 to 25 years old. Access the full article here.
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