A national movement led by adoptees has improved access to adoption records in 19 states since 1997. This year, thousands of people in New Jersey and Pennsylvania will see their original birth certificates for the first time. Adoptees in Missouri and Arkansas will get that chance starting next year.
When children are adopted in Minnesota, the state creates a new birth certificate
with the child’s adopted name. Adoptees who have requested original
birth certificates from the state Department of Health are often
surprised to get a call back from the private agency that handled their
adoption.
That’s
because Minnesota law requires that agencies try to find the birth
parents before honoring an adoptee’s request for original birth
certificates. About 5 percent of birth parents have notified the state
ahead of time about their preferences. Ninety percent of them said they
welcome their names being known.
What the hell is wrong with you Minnesota?
Source: Minnesota law is thwarting adoptees' quest to learn roots - StarTribune.com
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