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Washington State Government 

• Find Your Legislator - Find out who your legislators are.
• Bill Information - Look up WA State bills past and present.
• Legislative Committees - Find out who's on what legislative committee.

Search, Reunion, and Support in WA

• Scattered Roots - Adoption support group that meets once a month in Olympia.
• Northwest Adoption Search & Reunion - Yahoo group that offers free search and reunion help.
• Adoption Search & Reunion - Northwest & California - Facebook "sister" page to "Northwest Adoptoin Search & Reunion" Yahoo group.
• Washington Adoption Reunion Movement (WARM) - Non-profit confidential intermediary (CI) organization.

Research

• For the Records II: An Examiniation of the History and Impact of Adult Adoptee Access to Original Birth Certificates
• Safeguarding the Rights and Well-Being of Birthparents in the Adoption Process
  

OBC Access in Other States

As of 2010, only 6 states allow adoptees unrestricted access to their original birth certificate.

For detailed information about each state, see the State Legislation section on the American Adoption Congress website.

 This page was last modified on Saturday, February 11, 2012