The Women's Collective for Adoptee Equality is dedicated to restoring the rights of adult adopted persons by uniting with women who have lost children to adoption (“birth mothers”) to support adoptee-led advocacy for unrestricted adoptee rights legislation. Members are organizations created by and for women who lost children to adoption.

National Trend in Adoptee Equality by State

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Adoptee equality means a state law is in place that protects an adult adopted persons’ unrestricted right to request their own original birth certificate.

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1991

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1998

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2005

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KS

2009

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2011

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AK

KS

2014

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KS

2019

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2021

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KS

2022

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MA

LA

CT

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AK

KS

2023

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MA

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CT

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ME

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AK

KS

2024

Member Organizations

National Trend in Adoptee Equality by State

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