A bill that would give Indiana adoptees an opportunity to access their adoption records was approved by the state House committee on Monday. The bill passed in an 11-2 vote and will now move on to the full House. For Indiana adoptees born between 1941 and 1993, the approval brings them one step closer to being […]

In the wake of the movement by many states to give adoptees access to original birth certificates, the state of Missouri has joined the conversation. A House committee voted on a bill that would help adoptees obtain their sealed information. At present, the original records of Missouri adoptees are sealed to protect the privacy of […]

Among the 21 bills signed into law by Wisconson Governor Scott Walker is one that may allow some adoptees to obtain the identities of their birth parents.

Between 200 and 300 Ontario adoptions have been put on hold as a result of drug testing from the discontinued program Motherisk. Because the program has been discredited, the adoptions must now be reviewed before they can proceed.

In response to last year’s rulings to prevent adoption discrimination based on sexual orientation, the state of Utah is currently reviewing a bill that would return favor to heterosexual couples.

The Indiana Senate approved a bill in a 43-5 vote that would allow adoptees access to currently sealed birth records. The proposed bill will now move on to the House.

After a ruling in December stating that Texas foster care was unconstitutional, Texas lawyers have asked an appeals court to suspend the new foster care reform requirements.

Last November, the Democratic Republic of Congo approved the international adoptions of 72 Congolese children. Now, the government is drafting new legislation and has reviewed pending adoption cases.

Senator Mark Kolterman of Seward, Nebraska has introduced a bill that would allow child welfare agencies to refuse gay couples on the basis of religion.

On Thursday, Alaska lawmaker Les Gara spoke out on the pressing issue of an underfunded foster care system.