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June 20, 2017
"This is a first step but a very important step because for the very first time adult adoptees will get that actual original birth certificate and I believe it's a human right of adult adoptees to get that birth certificate," said Assemblyman David Weprin in support of legislation he authored to help adult adoptees access their original birth certificate. A5036
"This is a first step but a very important step because for the very first time adult adoptees will get that actual original birth certificate and I believe it's a human right of adult adoptees to get that birth certificate," said Assemblyman David Weprin in support of legislation he authored to help adult adoptees access their original birth certificate. A5036