adult adoptees to secure their original birth certificates without a court order, new statistics from the Illinois Department of Public Health reveal that 7,726 adults have been issued their birth certificate.
“This law allows adopted adults to obtain a non-certified copy of their original birth certificates and review important personal information, helping them learn more about their birth families,” said State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago), an adoptee, and the sponsor of the law. “I’m thrilled by the response in the first year.”
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