COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD WITH OPEN RECORDS FOR ADULT ADOPTEES
| ARGENTINA | ISRAEL |
| AUSTRIA | KOREA |
| BELGIUM | MEXICO |
| CROATIA | THE NETHERLANDS |
| DENMARK | NEW ZEALAND |
| ENGLAND | NORWAY |
| FINLAND | PORTUGUAL |
| FRANCE * | SCOTLAND |
| GERMANY | SPAIN |
| GREECE | SWEDEN |
| HOLLAND | VENEZUELA |
| ICELAND | VIETNAM |
| IRELAND | WALES |
| ITALY * | |
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* These countries allow for anonymous births.
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INTERNATIONAL POLICY
A number of key international agreements, such as the Convention on the Rights of the Child, recognize a right to identity. Other rights recognized include freedom from discrimination due to the circumstances of one’s birth and the freedom to know and celebrate one’s biological heritage. The United States is the only sovereign country that refuses to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
For more information, please see:
"InterCountry Adoption Act of 2000" -
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"Australia and New Zealand" -
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