Should an adopted adult have the same rights to identifying information about his or her origins as all non-adopted adults?
The simple answer is "yes."
Of course, the rights and wishes of birthparents to maintain non-contact absolutely must be observed, but I do believe that adopted individuals should have access to information about their familial history, particularly with respect to health related issues.
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Monday, October 1, 2007
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Dawn Kannegiesser, Green Party, Thunder Bay-Superior North
Should an adopted adult have the same rights to identifying information about his or her origins as all non-adopted adults?
I'm not sure. I think there are many issues involved here. Obviously, there are numerous emotional issues around discovering your origins and some people truly yearn to reconnect with their biological roots. However, oftentimes the reasons people give children up for adoption can be difficult wounds to open. I think there may need to be timelines around when someone can access this information, but otherwise I think that adopted adults should have access to this information. There may be significant medical information that an adopted adult should have privy to.
I'm not sure. I think there are many issues involved here. Obviously, there are numerous emotional issues around discovering your origins and some people truly yearn to reconnect with their biological roots. However, oftentimes the reasons people give children up for adoption can be difficult wounds to open. I think there may need to be timelines around when someone can access this information, but otherwise I think that adopted adults should have access to this information. There may be significant medical information that an adopted adult should have privy to.
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