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VITAL RECORDS ARE VITAL
!!! HB 1887 FILED !!!
THANK YOU TO REPRESENTATIVE WILL METCALF FOR SUPPORTING TEXAS ADOPTEE RIGHTS
WE ARE EXCITED TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE 89TH SESSION
HB 1887 PROVIDES TEXAS-BORN ADULT ADOPTEES OVER THE AGE OF 18 THE UNRESTRICTED RIGHT
TO REQUEST AND ACCESS THEIR ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE
STAR is a statewide 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization composed of more than 2,000 Texas
adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents dedicated to advocating for legislation that would
restore access to original birth certificates (OBCs) for adult adoptees in Texas.
Supporting all adopted Texans age 18 or older access to a simple piece of paper, the vital record of their OBC.
The OBC is the vital record of the adopted individual's birth.
It is the primary identity document of human beings.
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