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From: "Bonnie S. Dannenberg" <>
Subject: Re: [CLOUGH-L] Re: Adoption & Genealogy--a point of view
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 10:03:57 -0400
In-Reply-To: <a.232e41.26b2725c@aol.com>


At 01:21 AM 7/28/2000 EDT, wrote:
> How can one pursue one's GENEalogy when every bit of
>it has been taken away, hidden, forbidden, sealed, and
>denied access?
>
>My point of all this is that although for the genealogist
>the adoptee "belongs" on paper in both the adoptive and
>the birth or blood-related family, reality for the
>adoptee is often that of total exclusion rather than
>inclusion in the birth or biological family. Not only
>direct exclusion from parent, sibling, and other
>relative relationships occurs, but exclusion from
>the rich history of a family and answers to simple
>questions that occur to all of us as humans, such as
>where did I come from?

Well said, Linda. What I see you describing is iron
clad protection of any and *all* rights of privacy of
the birth parents, while the adopted child is stripped
of all rights to know not only "Where did I come from",
but "Who AM I?". I think that's a pretty basic human
question whether one is into genealogy or not. Kind
of reminds me of the justice system. The criminals
seem to have all the rights, and the victims have
few or none.

Bonnie -

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