| Name | Party | Connection with adoption | Types of legislation supported for adult adoptee access to original birth certificate. Options given: i) unconditional, ii) with contact veto, iii) with disclosure veto) |
Types of legislation supported for birth parent access to adoptee's amended birth certificate. Options given: i) unconditional, ii) with contact veto, iii) with disclosure veto) |
Comments |
| Jack Verhulst | NDP | with contact vetoes | with contact vetoes |
Thank you very much for your request about our policies regarding adoption in Ontario. Marilyn Churley, the NDP MPP for Toronto Danforth, has been fighting for adoption access reform in Ontario. We lag behind other provinces such as Newfoundland and British Columbia. It is outrageous that we still have not made positive changes to a clearly antiquated process by allowing adult adoptees to access their own adoption records and medical information.
Howard Hampton and the NDP would move quickly to pass the Adoption Disclosure Statute Law Amendment Act, a law developed and championed by Toronto-Danforth MPP Marilyn Churley. Bill 77 would improve access to records for adoptees and birth parents. This much-needed adoption disclosure would save lives by giving adult adoptees access to their own adoption records and family medical history. Marilyn Churley's Private bill would:
The NDP would save lives by improving access to records for adoptees and birth parents. Recent research on genetic diseases clearly shows that keeping adoptees in the dark about their medical history actually sentences many of them to premature deaths. The NDP would also increase funding for front-line workers in public adoption-related services, and we would review the legislation regarding crown wards to ensure that that as many children can be moved to permanent family situations as soon as possible. We would also review the supports provided to families for adoption-related expenses. We would also support the child advocate in publishing an annual report and speaking out on behalf of children in care, including making recommendations about how to move children into permanent, stable families. |
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| John Wilkinson | Liberal | An extended family member is adopted | with contact vetoes? | with contact vetoes? | I am not very familiar with the issue. Of note, I have cousins who are adoptees.
On first blush I would support the disclosure of info as long as the other person (birth parent or adoptee) had the contact veto. But upon reflection this strikes me as unworkable. Sure the person can not contact me, but they know who I am. It doesn't take much imagination for a determined person to find another way to make the contact. Breaking the veto would result in some form of penalty?? Would it not be possible to only allow the disclosure if the other party approved it first? I would appreciate your input. |
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