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New York

Last updated on December 31, 2017

New York’s Bad Bill

People working in 1970s office

With questions about New York’s not-an-OBC access bill, I thought I’d set out what the bill actually does—or actually fails to do for adoptee rights.

Last updated on May 12, 2017

The Nutso World of New York Adoptee Rights

Not only does New York purport to seal adoption records and OBCs forever, but it also relies upon an archaic, punitive, and expensive court process to access anything remotely identifying.

Last updated on January 3, 2022

New York

Detail of New York road map

Until November 14, 2019, New York was one of the most restrictive states in the country for releasing an OBC. That has now completely changed.

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