Law gives adopted Irish access to birth records
Adopted people will be given automatic access to their birth records for the first time under new laws to end a “historic wrong”, including for thousands sent for adoption in secret by Catholic institutions.
International laws say all children should be able to establish their identity but tens of thousands of adopted people in Ireland have no automatic right to their birth records or access to tracing services.
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