Adoption | Adoption Records Should Be Opened
In the following viewpoint, Denise K. Castellucci argues that adoption records should be opened because only the adopted individual has the right to investigate or bypass the facts of his or her origins. As an adopted adult, Castellucci believes that withholding adoption records undermines the adopted adult’s right to his or her heritage and identity. For instance, she claims that sealed record laws have prevented some adults from obtaining passports. Castellucci is national coordinator of National Adoptee Rights Day and founder of Voices of Adoption, an Internet-based adoption...
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- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Should Adoption Be Encouraged?
- Chapter 2: Whose Rights Should Be Protected in the Adoption Process?
- Chapter 3: What Types of Adoption Should Be Encouraged?
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Chapter 4: Should Adoption Policies Be Changed?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Adoption with Clear Familial Boundaries Is Best
- An Open Adoption Policy Is Best
- Adoption Records Should Remain Sealed
- Adoption Records Should Be Opened
- Policies Should Emphasize Family Preservation
- Policies Should Not Emphasize Family Preservation
- The Internet Should Be Used to Recruit Adoptive Families
- Internet Adoption Remains a Gray Area
- Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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