Adopted Quote by Karl Kraus

“The truth is misrepresented, distorted, altered, tampered and changed in the mind of the child.”

— Patricia Dsouza

“Laws forbidding adoptees from accessing their original birth certificates are outdated and need to be changed today.”

— DaShanne Stokes

“THE TRUTH IS BIRTHED IN DEATH”

— Qwana M. "BabyGirl" Reynolds-Frasier

“The truth is," I say, "he's having my baby. It's a medical miracle. Someone call the newspapers.”

— Laura Ruby

“Being denied their original birth certificates isn't just a problem for adoptees. It's a social problem, requiring social change.”

— DaShanne Stokes

Truth never comes into the world but like a bastard, to the ignominy of him that brought her birth.

— John Milton

“If you make a person believe that his misfortune in this birth is due to his sins in his previous birth, he will resign…

— Amish Tripathi

“in a curious and unanticipated way, we really do welcome the birth of our child. There”

— Adrienne Rich

“I must acknowledge that though his adoption embodies graciousness, it is also a reminder this world is not as it should be. Brokenness permeates…

— Natalie Brenner

People shouldn't think that something is their birthright. They need to prove themselves.

— Janhvi Kapoor

“A change in paperwork [birth certificate] can't erase words stamped on the human heart.”

— Charles Martin

All anyone can see in a birthchart are tendencies that will become facts if he does not do something to alter them.

— Isabel Hickey