Legislators in Connecticut have been presented with a bill that would change disclosure laws related to adoption. The bill would give adult adoptees the option of obtaining their original birth certificate.

"It also would allow birth parents to designate whether they eventually want to be contacted by the child, an intermediary or not at all."

A similar bill was vetoed two years ago by the state's governor, who feared the bill could potentially violate privacy rights of birth parents. Read more at WWLP.com.

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