Minister may not jail adoptees who contact parents

The Minister of State at the Department of Health is expected to announce he's dropping controversial plans to jail adopted people for contacting their biological relatives.

Minister may not jail adoptees who contact parents

The Minister of State at the Department of Health is expected to announce he's dropping controversial plans to jail adopted people for contacting their biological relatives.

Adoption lobby groups are outraged at a new bill, which includes a provision to jail adoptive children if they try to make contact with the biological parents without their consent.

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