Adult Adoptees do not have access to their original birth certificates in 43 of our 50 states. They are being denied a right that every other American has - a copy of their original birth certificate. The 14th Amendment is clear that:
“No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Therefore, the Adoption Community requests, proposes, demands an end to this blatant discrimination as soon as possible. Thousands are suffering under this archaic law.
A Federal Mandate to supersede state laws allowing adopted persons access to their own OBC.
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