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NEW YORK ADOPTEES RUSH TO REQUEST BIRTH CERTIFICATES, AFTER YEARS OF BLOCKED ACCESS

January 18, 2020

New York City and state were inundated by requests from adoptees seeking their original birth certificates this week, as a new law went into effect granting unrestricted access for the first time in more than 80 years.

NEW YORK ADOPTEES DESERVE EQUALITY

June 5, 2019

New York City and state were inundated by requests from adoptees seeking their original birth certificates this week, as a new law went into effect granting unrestricted access for the first time in more than 80 years.