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The following excerpt was posted Nov. 8, 2021 at the metrowestdailynews.com website. BOSTON — All adopted persons born in Massachusetts would have a way to access their original birth certificate under a bill the House passed last week, which advocates Continue reading Massachusetts House Passes Bill Opening Adoptee Birth Records Access
The following excerpt is from a Sept 28 posting at the journal.ie. Adoption tracing legislation ‘risks being found unconstitutional’, O’Gorman tells Committee. Failure to balance the privacy rights of mothers with the identity rights of children could spark legal challenges Continue reading Irish Adoption Tracing Legislation May Be Unconstitutional
The following teaser is from an article posted November 15, 2019 at LongIsland.News12.com: Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a historic measure into law that grants New York adoptees access to vital birth records. The law ends 84 years of secrecy surrounding Continue reading Adoption Secrecy Comes to An End in New York State On January 15
Thanks to Daniel Horowitz for the announcement of the posting of The Missing Piece. Read on… The Missing Piece, the MyHeritage original documentary that had its world premiere this past weekend at MyHeritage LIVE in Amsterdam, is now publicly available Continue reading The Missing Piece – a MyHeritage Original Documentary
The following news release is from MyHeritage: MyHeritage pledges 5,000 additional free DNA kits for global distribution to eligible participants, following the success of the first phase of its pro bono initiative March 01, 2019 01:18 PM Eastern Standard Time Continue reading MyHeritage Extends DNA Quest Initiative to Help More Adoptees Reunite with Their Birth Families – Thru April 30, 2019
The following teaser is from an article posted October 9, 2018 at the CBC website. Two half-sisters got more than they bargained for when they signed up for an online genealogy test two years apart — they discovered each other. Continue reading Half-Sisters United After Both Have DNA Testing
The following excerpt was posted in the July 7, 2018 edition of heraldbulletin.com. INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana residents placed for adoption before Jan. 1, 1994, can now request access to their birth records from the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) Continue reading Indiana Residents Adopted Prior to Jan. 1, 1994 Can Now Access Their Birth Records
There’s been quite a buzz at RootsTech about this new inititive for adoptees, sponsored by MyHeritage. Following is their News Release. MyHeritage is excited to announce a new pro bono initiative — DNA Quest — to help adoptees and their Continue reading DNA Quest – Free DNA Testing for Adoptees – From MyHeritage
The following excerpt is from an article posted August 4, 2016 at the koreaherald.com website. The number of Korean adoptees who requested to see their birth records increased dramatically from 2012-15, since the revision of the adoption law here, but Continue reading Korean Adoptees Say Digitization of Their Papers is Proceeding Slowly
The following teaser is from an article posted July 28, 2016 at the tapinto.net website. NEW JERSEY – Adoptees may apply for their birth certificates and potentially learn more about their family’s demographic, medical and social/cultural histories, as part of Continue reading New Jersey Adoptees May Apply for Birth Certificates as Part of New Adoption Law
The following is from the August 5 New York Daily News. It took one woman more than half a century to find a piece of her familial roots. Kriste Hughes, 51, was reunited with her birth mother and brother after Continue reading Ancestry Helps “Hicks Baby” Find Her Mother
The following is from the Utah Genealogical Association: The DNA Interest Group will meet virtually on Thursday, May 7th and June 4th at 7:00 pm. Angie Bush will present AncestryDNA: Matches Circles and NADs in May, and First Steps for Continue reading News from the Utah Genealogical Association
According to an AP article posted at the philadelphia.cbslocal.com website, adoptees in New Jersey are now closer to receiving access to their original birth records. The state Assembly on Thursday, May 22, voted to approve a conditional veto settlement that Continue reading New Jersey Adoptees Inching Closer To Getting Their Real Birth Records
The following teaser is from an article posted in the May 7, 2014 edition of CBSNews.com ALBANY, Ore. — Her entire life, Ann Hunt believed she was an only child. Growing up in England, she used to pretend to be Continue reading Oregon Woman Meets Twin After 78 Years Apart
The following teaser is from the April 29, 2014 edition of Yahoo.com: Washington, Apr 29 (ANI): A woman reunited with her birth mother through Facebook after a gap of 22 years… …a few weeks ago, Leach posted a picture of Continue reading Woman Reunited With Birth Mother Via Facebook