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 adoptions in New York state. For the first time since 1935, when the state sealed adoption records, adoptees will be able to obtain their original birth certificate when they turn 18 and find out the names of their birth parents.
Patrick Deegan, of Huntington, was adopted shortly after he was born 46 years ago. He says when he was 18, he tried to get his birth certificate but was denied under the old law. He says he spent more than 20 years fighting for the right to know where he came from.
“Knowing that I was not allowed access to my own records really felt as though it was a form of discrimination,” says Deegan.
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The law will go into effect on Jan. 15. New York will become the 10th state to provide the birth certificates with unrestricted access.
Read the full article at longisland.news12.com
