Texas - May 3, 1997. Texas's open record bill grants unrestricted access by the adoptee to his or her original birth certificate. To read more about this bill, visit TexCARE . In England, adoptee records have been available since 1975. Scotland has had open adoptee records since 1935.
Many nations have open records for adult adoptees.
Mexico, Norway, Finland and Australia, to mention a few, all have open records for adult adoptees. It's clear to see that the United States needs more legislation for adoption reform, so that the archaic laws which are present in our today's society can be abolished and the road paved for newer and more modern laws. Next week, we'll look at the birth mother's point of view on open records. For a complete listing of article comments, questions, and other discussions related to Janet Sousa,s Adoption topic, please visit the Discussions page . Used under License.