For more than 30 years, adoption advocates in New Jersey have lobbied for legislation that would allow adult adoptees to access their original birth certificates. On June 14, a new bill to that effect came closer than ever to becoming law.

The Assembly Human Services Committee approved the bill by a 6-0 vote with four abstentions after five hours of sometimes emotional testimony. Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver has said she supports the measure and will post it for a floor vote in the Assembly ... [Source: Philadelphia Inquirer]

The bill has already been passed by the New Jersey Senate, but Governor Christie hasn’t indicated whether he’d sign it into law if it passes the Assembly as well.

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