But Rep. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, opposes the bill. She was one of only three committee members to vote against it. She says she is worried that free access to original birth records would violate the privacy of the biological parents.
Republican representative Luann Ridgeway says she opposes a bill that would give adoptees over the age of 18 access to their original birth certificates.
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