Yep, I’m talking about closed records. It is appalling that in this day and age that there is still such thing as a sealed record of birth. It is not an exaggeration to say that this is a crime against humanity, or that it is a violation of civil rights. The purpose was to protect the identity of birth mothers in closed adoptions. I would love to see the number of birth mothers who really don’t wonder about their relinquished child for the rest of their lives and who wouldn’t love to know who they became and maybe even reunite. I know they exist but in proportion to those who do wonder, must be pretty small number. If you read my last post then you will remember that birth mothers barely have a sane frame of mind with which to make those kinds of decisions. Of course at that time in their lives, they want it to be shut and closed doors forever however, they can’t possibly know how they will feel in 18 years when the child is old enough to search. But in the end, that doesn’t even matter. No one, not even a birth mother, has the right to tell another human being that they are not allowed to know who they were when they were born and who they came from. I understand medical history is extremely important, too, but to me… it’s secondary to the importance of identity. Only an adoptee can understand that feeling of being told no, that they can’t see their original birth certificate that maybe has a name on it, that maybe has a father named, and definitely has the birth mother’s name. My original birth certificate had very little information, only that I was female, where I was born, and my birth mother’s name. Was my birth not important enough to even warrant recording the time at which I was welcomed into the world? This is not my birth mother’s fault, it was the fault of the system and it continues on today. I am ALL FOR ADOPTION! But I am not all for a system that denies a human their birth rights forever. Please, please go educate yourself whether you are adopted or not, and see how you can help millions of adoptees who are searching. A great source of info on this subject is a blog by Claudia D’Arcy titled Musings of the Lame. The website is: http://www.