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Maryland father finds his son after 35 years
From The Baltimore Sun: For 35 years, Ron Ryba dreamed of a reunion with the infant son he and his high-school sweetheart had given up for adoption. Two days before Father’s Day, that dream came true over burgers and beer at a Wilmington, Del., restaurant. The Timonium businessman said he and his newfound son, Kevin [...]
States debate adoption record laws
From USA Today: A controversial bill that would allow adult adoptees to obtain their original birth certificates is a signature away from becoming law in New Jersey. Republican Gov. Chris Christie has until June 23 to decide whether to sign the bill into law. If he does, New Jersey would become just the seventh state [...]
Oklahoma: Birth certificate access is civil rights issue (editorial)
From NewsOK: Regarding “Adoption task force finishes work” (news story, Feb. 19): Six states have passed legislation restoring the unconditional human right of adult adoptees to access their original birth certificates. The legislation recently passed in New Hampshire, for example, is supported by The Child Welfare League of America. The states that have passed this [...]
Opening the books on adoption
From StarTribune.com: In all of the phone calls Sandy Sperrazza has made to birth mothers over the years, every woman has known within her first few words why she’s calling. Most listen, but she gets the occasional dial tone. “I personally do not believe that any birth mother wants to remain secret and away from [...]
The nation’s adoption laws and unsealing birth certificates
From ABC News: Along with the heightened barriers that being a Seymour Fenichel adoptee presents, any adopted person faces an uphill battle to find out information about their birth families. In the United States, most adopted children are given amended birth certificates that have only the names of their adoptive parents. In 44 states, original [...]
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