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South Carolina

Last updated on May 28, 2019

Action Alert: Contact South Carolina Senators

South Carolina’s expensive and discriminatory H.3775 is headed for a Senate vote. Contact senators and ask them to vote No.

Last updated on November 20, 2019

What This Bad Bill Does

It's Not Pie - It's a Moldy Donut

The bill will shift the law in South Carolina and give birthparents silent veto rights over an adoptee’s original birth certificate—typically not allowing release, if at all, until well after 2030.

Last updated on November 12, 2021

South Carolina

Detail from South Carolina road map

South Carolina does not give adult adoptees unrestricted access to their original birth certificates. It’s actually unclear how the state may respond to requests for access. Pending legislation in 2017 is seeking to amend the law to allow unrestricted access.

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