A new Ontario adoption information law improves right to information and privacy for adoptees and birth parents. The new adoption information law will soon provide easier access to information sealed in adoption records and new privacy protections for people who want to keep their past in the past, according to Minister of Community and Social Services Sandra Pupatello.
The Ontario legislature today passed Bill 183, the Adoption Information Disclosure Act, 2005. The legislation updates provincial adoption information laws.
"This legislation will give adoptees the same rights as non-adopted individuals, while allowing those who wish to maintain their privacy to do so," said Pupatello. "It strikes the right balance and recognizes that the right to information is not the same as the right to a relationship."
The full text of the announcement is available at http://eogn.typepad.com/announcements/2005/11/new_ontario_ado.html
My thanks to Bob Crawford for telling me about the new law.
