Should an adopted adult have the same rights to identifying information about his or her origins as all non-adopted adults?
Yes, but the law should not be retroactive in my personal opinion. People who gave their children up for adoption in the past did so with the assurance that their identity would be kept confidential. If a program is made available that encourages them to contact their child (such as we currently have on line, I understand), and share health history and other valuable information, then the option is there for them to change their mind in later years. I feel a law passed now to give adoptees the right to have identifying information is necessary, but should only pertain to adoptions after the passage of the legislation.
