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Adopted children face a slew of legal challenges in trying to obtain their original birth certificates. Lawmakers across the country are increasingly granting more access as a basic human right.

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He was brought to Illinois for adoption from Colombia in 1978. He found out only 5 years ago he isn’t a citizen. Alison Bowen, Chicago Tribune Michael Libberton felt like a U.S. citizen his entire life. After all, since arriving in the U.S. from Colombia in 1978 as a toddler brought here for adoption by his parents, he assumed he was. Five years ago, he found out he wasn’t. Despite being adopted by U.S. citizen parents, federal law has limited citizenship options for some in...

Adoptees call for access to original birth certificates in all states Updated Apr 29, 2021; (TNS) Peggy Klappenberger of Crownsville, Md., has a little game she plays with her two teenage sons. Every time she drives by the hospital where they were born, she points to the window of the room where their birth took place. She makes a point of telling them, over and over, that they are seeing the building where they came into the world. It may seem like a harmless quirk, but there’s a reason it...

Table of Contents Adoptees Press States for Access to Original Birth Certificates April Green, left, a public records aide, helps Joan Morgan, center, of Mt. Kisco, New York, and Joseph Pessolano, second from right, from the borough of Staten Island, as they file their pre-adoption birth certificate applications. New York is one of only nine states that allow adoptees unrestricted access to their original birth certificates. About a dozen states are considering bills to ...