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Should You Search for Your Birth Parents?

This is a question that you as an adopted person must answer for yourself. However, talking about this with your family, close friends, a physician, or a genetic counselor can be helpful.

The NAIC estimates there are more than 60,000 Americans searching for birth parents or children from whom they were separated. A recent study found that about half of all adoptees will search for their birth parents at some point in their lives. Some may be searching out of intense curiosity, some for emotional reasons, and others from a need to share genetic and medical information. In many states, medical issues are the only reason