Adoptees

Adoptees wanted to glean something of their biological background.

The $1,000 Genome Kevin Davies 2010

Ms. Baran co-authored the 1978 book "The Adoption Triangle: The Effects of the Sealed Record on Adoptees, Birth Parents, and Adoptive Parents," which popularized the idea that meeting one's birth parents is crucial to developing a sense of identity.

The Daily Goodbye 2010

Adoptees and birthparents alike responded emotionally to our Feb. 22 article on the Oregon initiative giving adult adoptees the right to see their birth certificates.

The Tug Of Love, No Winners Here, A Father's Lame 2008

Adoptees look for (and sometimes find) birthparents.

Live Wires 2008

This comes in via G'OAL, the Global Overseas Adoptees link.

Archive 2007-12-01 GreenFertility 2007

This comes in via G'OAL, the Global Overseas Adoptees link.

Dutch Diplomat Abandons Adopted Child GreenFertility 2007

So this headline in yesterday's Toronto Star - "Adoptees vow to fight for access to records" - jumped out at me.

roots 2005

In addition, they theorize, obvious racial differences between parents and children, which are more likely to exist in families formed through international adoption, may prevent parents from trying to keep the fact of the adoption a secret from their child, "resulting in more communication and trust." — "Behavior Problems and Mental Health Referrals of International Adoptees: A Meta-analysis," Femmie Juffer and Marinus H. van Ijzendoorn, JAMA

Primary Sources 2005

In addition, they theorize, obvious racial differences between parents and children, which are more likely to exist in families formed through international adoption, may prevent parents from trying to keep the fact of the adoption a secret from their child, "resulting in more communication and trust." — "Behavior Problems and Mental Health Referrals of International Adoptees: A Meta-analysis," Femmie Juffer and Marinus H. van Ijzendoorn, JAMA

Primary Sources 2005

Adoptees can't live two lives to figure out if it would have been better to stay in Korea, or be adopted.

How Working With Birth Mothers Colored My Ideas About Adoption GreenFertility 2006