Original Birth Certificate Quotes

It's illegal to deny people their records due to race or gender. Adoptees deserve the same rights and protections.

DaShanne Stokes

Being denied their original birth certificates isn't just a problem for adoptees. It's a social problem, requiring social change.

DaShanne Stokes

Laws forbidding adoptees from accessing their original birth certificates are outdated and need to be changed today.

DaShanne Stokes

Adoptees deserve open records because deception and partial truths do not set us free.

DaShanne Stokes

Adoptee rights are everyone's rights, and they deserve to be protected.

DaShanne Stokes

If the system were designed to protect adoptees, why do so many have to fight for their rights?

DaShanne Stokes