‘Deeply flawed’ adoption bill criticised

THE proposed Adoption Bill has been criticised for failing to provide the legal right to enable adopted people to trace their birth parents or obtain a range of post-adoption services.

At a Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children yesterday, a number of groups took issue with some aspects of the proposed legislation.

Susan Lohan of the Adoption Rights Alliance voiced concern at what she termed “a deeply flawed” bill.