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• Ontario Opens Original Birth Certificates for Adopted Adults

  Monday (1 June) was a day that many thousands of people in Ontario will remember for the rest of their lives.  It was the first day people adopted in Ontario (since 1921) could apply to the government for their original birth records. A new law, similar to one already in place in other Canadian provinces, one in the UK and a handful of U.S. states, allows adopted persons over 18 years old to apply for their original birth certificates--containing their original names and the name or names of their original mother and perhaps father. Detractors worried that people desiring privacy from contact by biological family members would be harassed if the law was passed.  But Read More... Posted Jun 02 2009, 09:30 AM by Shannon LC Cate with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: adoption, Shannon LC Cate, adopted adults, adopted people, adoptee rights, adoption reform, original birth certificates, open adoption records, adoptees

• Economy Down, Adoptions Up

  Adoption agencies around the country are reporting a rise of between 10 and 30% in pregnant women and new mothers inquiring about placing their infants with new families, since the recession began. The story of one such woman, a single mother to three teens who found herself unexpectedly pregnant again with no support from her baby's father, is outlined in a report at USATODAY.com. As an adoptive mother, I understand the joy of adoptive parents.  As an advocate of reproductive choice, I believe strongly in ethical adoption as an option for women who need it and choose it freely from other options.  But I am saddened by this rise in adoptions due to economic crisis. Read More... Posted May 19 2009, 12:30 PM by Shannon LC Cate with | with 17 comment(s) Filed under: adoption, economy, recession, Shannon LC Cate, birth mothers, adopted people, adoption ethics