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Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition

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Activists, allies, and adoptee rights organizations working in unity to secure equal rights for all Michigan adopted people. michiganadoptees.org

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    South Korea’s National Center for the Rights of the Child will transfer about 260,000 adoption records from 8 major agencies by the end of 2025 to centralize records, but many adoptees worry about possible loss or mishandling, leaving the success of this effort uncertain. 🥚

    The director of Korea’s national adoption agency is pledging to help establish a transparent system as the government moves to overhaul the longstanding practice of outsourcing adoptions to private…

    Head of state adoption agency vows transparency as gov’t takes over process - The Korea Times

    The director of Korea’s national adoption agency is pledging to help establish a transparent system as the government moves to overhaul the longstanding practice of outsourcing adoptions to private…
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    Pressure mounts on the WA government to finally notify people of their adoption status, This explores the lasting emotional toll of secrecy, the legacy of closed adoption laws, and the urgent reforms still needed in the wake of the Broken Bonds, Fractured Lives inquiry. 🥚

    Some people can get all the way through adulthood without knowing they are adopted. Should the government tell them?

    ‘Why didn’t you tell me?’: the Australian push to have all adopted people told their full history and identity

    Some people can get all the way through adulthood without knowing they are adopted. Should the government tell them?
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    Negligent administrative failure destroyed irreplaceable pieces of Scottish adoptees’ identities: birth certificates, letters, photos. These weren't just legal files, they were lifelines. This fine is a warning: Safeguarding adoptees' personal data is a moral responsibility.🥚 tinyurl.com/2s46n25b

    We have fined Scottish charity Birthlink £18,000 after it destroyed approximately 4,800 personal records, up to ten percent of which may be irreplaceable.

    Charity fined following destruction of irreplaceable personal records

    We have fined Scottish charity Birthlink £18,000 after it destroyed approximately 4,800 personal records, up to ten percent of which may be irreplaceable.
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    Esme Hewitt shares her story of growing up in Britain while carrying unanswered questions about where she came from and who she might have been. Her story is a moving reflection on identity, loss, and the quiet search for belonging in a life shaped by separation. 🥚

    Esme Hewitt was adopted by a British couple and brought back to York. She describes the emotional impact of being one of China’s 60 million ‘missing girls’

    I was adopted as a baby from China. People asked if I ate dogs

    Esme Hewitt was adopted by a British couple and brought back to York. She describes the emotional impact of being one of China’s 60 million ‘missing girls’
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    If you need help obtaining birth information from the state of Michigan, we have you covered. Please join us for this free online workshop tomorrow night. #adopteerights #michiganadoptee 🥚

    **HOW TO APPLY FOR YOUR MICHIGAN BIRTH INFORMATION** **ADOPTEE WORKSHOP** This online workshop is designed for Michigan Adult Adoptees who are struggling to navigate the p

    How To Apply For Your Michigan Birth Information, Adoptee Workshop, Tue, Aug 5, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup

    **HOW TO APPLY FOR YOUR MICHIGAN BIRTH INFORMATION** **ADOPTEE WORKSHOP** This online workshop is designed for Michigan Adult Adoptees who are struggling to navigate the p
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    The Pew Research Center reports a significant decline in international adoptions to the U.S., dropping from 22,988 in 2004 to just 1,275 in 2023—a 94% decrease. A trend that mirrors global shifts, with many countries halting international adoptions altogether. 🥚

    After peaking in 2004, the annual number of international adoptions to the United States has fallen by 94% as of 2023.

    International adoptions to the U.S. have slowed to a trickle, matching trends in other countries

    After peaking in 2004, the annual number of international adoptions to the United States has fallen by 94% as of 2023.
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    Knowing one’s origins is vital to identity and healing. For people like Neil, learning about her traumatic conception and finding a birth mother willing to reconnect can be crucial for emotional healing and self-acceptance about her origin. 🥚

    Sexual violence is a terrible inevitability of any war-zone. Lejla Damon was born of rape during the Bosnian war. She speaks to the Mirror about finding her birth mother and discovering her roots

    ‘My mother was raped during war, then her own mother forbade her to meet me’

    Sexual violence is a terrible inevitability of any war-zone. Lejla Damon was born of rape during the Bosnian war. She speaks to the Mirror about finding her birth mother and discovering her roots
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    Thousands of intercountry adoptees brought to the U.S. from the 1960s to 1980s are now learning they never received citizenship due to paperwork errors beyond their control. With immigration enforcement rising, many fear deportation to countries they left as infants. 🥚

    Advocates believe there are between 30,000 and 70,000 international adoptees who never became U.S. citizens.

    Immigrant Adoptees Who Never Became Citizens Fear Possible Deportation | KQED

    Advocates believe there are between 30,000 and 70,000 international adoptees who never became U.S. citizens.
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    A new Wisconsin bill would let adult adoptees access their original birth certificates, joining states that recognize the civil rights of adopted people whose identities were sealed without consent. Advocates urge support before the July 31 deadline. 🥚

    A bill making its way through the sponsorship would grant adult Wisconsin adoptees for the first time access to their original birth certificates.

    Proposed Wisconsin bill would give adoptees access to original birth certificates | Racine County Eye

    A bill making its way through the sponsorship would grant adult Wisconsin adoptees for the first time access to their original birth certificates.
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