Why should adult adoptee’s obc’s be released to them?
1. The state must not withhold identity records from any group of citizens. 2. All adult adoptees should be able to discover the answers to questions regarding medical history, ethnicity, and family heritage. This is a human right that everyone should own. 3. Sealed records perpetuate the culture of shame which stigmatized infertility, out-of-wedlock birth, and adoption. 4. Adopted adults are no longer “children who need homes.” Therefore, when adoptees reach the age of maturity, the state must give up its control of adoptee’s personal affairs. 5. The state must not discriminate against any group of individuals based solely on the circumstances surrounding their birth. 6. We do not want pity, sympathy, or special favors. Our OBC uniquely belongs to us. It was created by the state to record our history, a right that all non-adopted citizens are given under clear statutory procedure.
