Adoptee Rights
The Adoptees Bill of Rights
Author Unknown
-
We have the right to dignity and respect.
-
We have the right to know we are adopted.
-
We have the right to possess our original birth certificate.
-
We have the right to possess all of our adoption records.
-
We have the right to full knowledge of our origins, ethnic and religious background, our original name and any pertinent medical and social details.
-
We have the right to updated medical and social history of our birthparents.
-
We have the right to personal contacts with each of our birth families, as all other humans.
-
We have the right to live without guilt toward any set of parents.
-
We have the right to treat and love both sets of parents as one family.
-
We have the right and obligation to show our feelings.
-
We have the right to become whole and complete people.
-
We have a right and obligation not to violate the dignity of all people involved in the adoption triad and to carry our message to all adopted children who still suffer.