In this July 25, 2013 photo, Maura Duffy, 35, poses for a photo inside her apartment in Chicago. Duffy, who was adopted at birth, is among 8,800 Illinois residents since 2010 who have been able to see ...

“Adoption day is too often thought of as just this wonderful, nice, rosy thing. But I hope people will rethink what adoption is like for both the mother who gives up the child and for the adopted ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Lost in the renewed scrutiny into President Barack Obama's birth records is the fact that anyone can walk into a Hawaii vital records office, wait in line behind couples getting ...

New York has become the 10th state to allow adopted adults unrestricted access to their original birth certificates, a step that will help some investigate their family histories. A new law effective ...

People-search and family history Web sites have come under fire from California lawmakers, residents and privacy advocates concerned that personal data available online can be used to aid identity ...

HONOLULU -- Anyone would be able to get a copy of President Barack Obama's birth records for a $100 fee under a bill introduced in the state Legislature that backers hope will finally dispel claims he ...

There is a bill before the New Jersey assembly that would give adult adoptees access to their birth records. While adoptees argue that they have a right to this information, others say that the ...

CEBU CITY, Cebu (PIA) — With just over three years left before the amnesty period ends, the Regional Alternative Child Care Office (RACCO-7) is urging individuals and families with simulated birth ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Maura Duffy spent a day in Chicago last September with her mother: A walk along Lake Michigan, shared meals, a boat tour highlighting Second City architecture. But this was no ...