Open Records Poll - Final Results

Polls opened:   21 January 1999
Polls closed:   15 March 1999

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Overall Results | Results By Group
Primary Reasons Cited - By Group - By Position
Selected Comments From Voters
Adult Adoptees |Birth Parents | Adoptive Parents
Birth Family | Misc. Others

Overall Results

FOR unrestricted access to original birth certificates for adult adoptees	91.4%
AGAINST any access to original birth certificates for adult adoptees	1.4%
COMPROMISE on access	7.2%
TOTAL	100.0%

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Results By Group

GROUP	FOR	AGAINST	COMPROMISE
Adult Adoptees	94.8%	0.0%	5.2%
Birth Parents	92.9%	0.0%	7.1%
Adoptive Parents	78.0%	16.0%	6.0%
Seeking To Adopt	40.0%	20.0%	40.0%
Birth Family	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Adoption Counselors	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Misc. Others	80.0%	0.0%	20.0%

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Primary Reasons Cited - By Group - By Position

GROUP	POSITION
Adult Adoptees	FOR
	civil/equal rights current medical information heritage, origins
Adult Adoptees	COMPROMISE
	to allow either adoptee or birth parent to refuse contact, or to control timing free access to medical information, but respect birth parent privacy for contact
Birth Parents	FOR
	an end to secrecy which produces shame and guilt facing the truth promotes healing civil/equal rights
Birth Parents	COMPROMISE
	want to understand the "why" of the search before agreeing to contact
Adoptive Parents	FOR
	civil/equal rights heal child's feelings of rejection heritage, origins
Adoptive Parents	AGAINST/COMPROMISE
	no comments submitted
Seeking To Adopt	FOR
	current medical information
Seeking To Adopt	AGAINST/COMPROMISE
	no comments submitted
Birth Family	FOR
	civil/equal rights current medical information
Adoption Counselors	FOR
	no reasons given
Misc. Others	FOR
	current medical information
Misc. Others	COMPROMISE
	no comments provided

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