Old secrets, new fears and emotional highs and lows -- they all come into play when you talk about adoptees finding the truth about their roots. And the feelings were running strong in Providence, R.I ...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development proposed regulations Jan. 20 to ensure that its programs do not discriminate against LGBT people. "This is a fundamental issue of fairness," said ...

The Connecticut House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that would allow all adoptees in the state access to their original birth certificates. The vote was 115-28. A total of 24 Republicans ...

The House passed legislation Tuesday that will give adoptees born before 1983 access to their original birth certificate with the names of their birth parents. The bill passed 115-28. “It will allow ...

Americans generally take for granted their right to accurate information on their birth certificate. That is not the case for the nearly 5 million adoptees in this country. Once adopted, the courts ...