About ARC

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The Adoptee Rights Coalition (ARC) is an adoptee-led 501(c)(4) all-volunteer grassroots organization originally formed in 2005. Our passionate supporters include adult adoptees, families by birth and adoption, and others who share our mission.

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We educate and inform legislators, the adoption community and the public about issues of vital interest to adult adoptees including:

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• Policies and practices rooted in truth and transparency rather than shame and secrecy.

• The importance of approaching relinquishment and adoption as a lifelong process rather than a one-time event. 

• The basic human right to know one's origins and lineal heritage through direct unfettered access to one's original birth certificate and certain other records pertaining to the adoption.  

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The ARC sponsors booth each year at the National Conference of State Legislatures.  

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