Comments on: Should adult adoptees have rights to their birth certificates?

By: ronhuxley

ronhuxley — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:56:27 +0000

Thanks Heather for sharing. It is going to take the voice of many adoptees to get this changed in every state. Keep speaking up!

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:24:29 +0000

I was adopted and do think that adoptees should have rights to their
original birth certificates

By: ronhuxley

ronhuxley — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:48:40 +0000

Yes, this is a big issue all over…not being able to access information about your birth. It has so many ramifications for knowing ones own medical history, culture, etc. Thanks for sharing about your adoption experience.

By: Jo Galloway

Jo Galloway — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:19:13 +0000

I am from the Uk and am an adopted person and had a child adopted. Both were closed adoptions. In the UK you can access you original birth certificate. I have met up with both my birth mother and my relinquished child. I can't imagine what it must be like not to have access to such personal information about oneself.

By: ronhuxley

ronhuxley — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:05:15 +0000

I agree. It is a big legal issue and one that will continue to grow state by state. Thanks for sharing!

By: ronhuxley

ronhuxley — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:04:43 +0000

Sara, thanks for your sharing your struggle. It is a common one unfortuantely by many adult adoptees. Keep searching!

By: sara

sara — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:06:23 +0000

I was adopted at birth in Utah through LDS family services. It was a closed adoption (they all were at that time) and I have been unsuccessful in even getting non-identifying medical information. I feel like I should have the right to at least get that much information. But, at this point, I've not been able to.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:55:19 +0000

Adult adoptees absolutely should have a right to their identities.