china mom
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 15, 2010
.... "New Yorkers need their own medical histories in order to make better health care choices. And connecting adoptees and birth parents works; in the overwhelming majority of cases, these reunions are cherished by both parties. .....
I think that this is someone looking at the world through rose colored glasses. just because you identify a birth parent does not mean that the birth parent would be willing to meet with the bio child. and if they do meet, it does not guarantee access to medical information or family history. And the bio child has no way of knowing that a birth parent is giving a full and accurate health history. heck, I grew up with my biological parents and they were less than open with me about much of their health history. When I became my mother's caregiver, she lied about so much that I literally almost killed her (she said she didn't take diuretics and as a result went into congestive heart failure).
I would also like to know what study he found that showed "the overwhelming majority of cases, these reunions are cherished by both parties" He might be right but he also might not be. He can't just assume based on his personal beliefs.