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Fight over adoption records spans states and ideals
An AP profile shows adoptees like Abigail Lovett and Tony Gambino seeking access to original birth certificates. States such as Oregon Alabama Alaska Kansas Delaware and Tennessee vary in openness laws and protections, with advocates arguing for access to medical histories and reunion rights.
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New York
Abigail Lovett
Long Island
Tony Gambino
Lovett
Gambino
Texas
Bethesda
New Hope
Oregon
Alabama
Alaska
Kansas
Delaware
Tennessee
Cynthia Betrand Holub
Philadelphia
Bastard Nation
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Washington
Pierce
Marley Greiner
Greiner
Cheryl Ramette
Portland State University
Ramette