GENEALOGY
A family's genetic “line”, family tree, or a record of
such ancestry. 1
IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
Information on birthparents which discloses their identities. 1
LOSS
A feeling of emotional deprivation that is experienced at some point
in time. For a birth parent the initial loss will usually be felt
at or subsequent to the placement of the child. Adoptive parents
who are infertile feel a loss in their inability to bear a child.
An adopted child may feel a sense of loss at various points in time;
the first time the child realizes he is adopted may invoke a strong
sense of loss for his birth family. 1
NON-IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
Facts about the birth parents or adoptive parents that would not
lead to their discovery by another person. 1
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