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ADOPTEE RIGHTS TO ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATES

Over a million adopted persons in the United States are denied access to their original birth certificates.

This is discrimination.

No legislation or any adoption contract states why a birth certificate is sealed from the person born. It is a known fact that relinquishing mothers do not seal their children's birth certificates; state governments seal the birth certificates upon finalization of an adoption.

What are we asking from our State Legislators?

To end the discrimination against adopted persons, by proposing state legislation that will give all US adopted person's access to their own birth certificates.

This will give all tax-paying voting citizens in every jurisdiction of the United States equal access to state-issued original birth documents.

Access to original birth certificate laws are successful in: Alabama, Alaska (never sealed), Kansas (never sealed), Maine, New Hampshire, and Oregon.

Access to original birth certificate laws are also successful in: Alberta, British Columbia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Israel, Newfoundland, Norway, New South Wales, New Zealand, Ontario, Scotland, The Netherlands, United Kingdom and Victoria, Australia.

Laws cannot change without your help!

For more information:

Nationwide:
http://www.AdopteeRights.net

New Yorkers:
http://unsealediniative.org


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Meet the Sponsor, Co-Sponsors and MultiSponors of New York Assembly Bill A2277
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David Koon, Sponsor

David Koon

 

A02277 Summary:

BILL NO    A02277


SAME AS    Same as S 235


SPONSOR    Koon


COSPNSR    Dinowitz, Gottfried, Rivera P, Powell, Gianaris, Mayersohn, Peoples,
           Arroyo, Wright, Young, Butler, Colton, Lafayette, Lopez P, Fields,
           Gabryszak, Jaffee, Nolan, Maisel, Rosenthal, Titone, DelMonte,
           Carrozza, Eddington, Ramos, Schroeder, Bradley

MLTSPNSR   Alfano, Barra, Bing, Boyland, Camara, Christensen, Clark, Cole, Cook,
           Diaz R, Duprey, Errigo, Farrell, Galef, Giglio, Greene, Gunther,
           Hooper, Hyer-Spencer, Kolb, Latimer, Lavine, Lifton, Lopez V, Lupardo
           Magee, Magnarelli, McDonald, McKevitt, Miller, Millman, Molinaro,
           Paulin, Perry, Pheffer, Quinn, Rivera J, Robinson, Sayward,
           Scarborough, Seminerio, Spano, Stirpe, Thiele, Towns, Townsend,
           Walker, Weisenberg


Add S4138-e, amd SS4138, 4138-d & 4104, Pub Health L; amd S114, Dom Rel L

Enacts Bill of Adoptee Rights clarifying language and procedures for obtaining
birth certificates and medical histories of adoptees; permits an adopted adult
to access certain records when they reach the age of 18; creates a contact
preference to be filed by birth parents; directs a task force be appointed to
assess the progress and administration of such initiatives.

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