Should an adopted adult have the same rights to identifying information about his or her origins as all non-adopted adults?
As you may know, it was NDP MPP, Marilyn Churley, a birth mother who reunited with her son in 1996, introduced her adoption disclosure reform bill, No. 14, in December 2003. It's modelled on her previous bills on opening sealed records.
The bill overhauls adoption disclosure laws to help both adoptees and birth parents gain access to more information. The changes also include protections to respect the rights of parents who don't want to be contacted by children they gave up for adoption.
I appreciate Ms. Churley's incredible efforts on this issue and look forward to working with her and organizations like yours, on the rights of adopted children.
