Bill Number 2217621, was *actually* recently proposed, and *actually* pertains to the rights and information access of Korean Adoptees.
"Bill Number 2217621 — unlike this FACT CHECKED supposedly recently proposed bill — was actually recently proposed, and actually pertains to the rights and information access of Korean Adoptees.
Please click here to view Bill Number 2217621.
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According to a Paperslip Contributor, bills like this one can take years to pass.
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“Bill Submission Information
“Original Bill Text
Reason for Proposal and Main Contents
Reason for Proposal
Under current law, when a person who has been adopted requests disclosure of adoption information related to themselves, the information is disclosed with the consent of the biological parents. If the consent of the biological parents cannot be confirmed or they do not agree, adoption information is disclosed excluding the personal details of the biological parents.
Accordingly, if contact with the biological parents is lost or if the biological parents have already passed away, adoptees cannot obtain information about their biological parents, which has been pointed out as a violation of their right to know.
This bill aims to expand access to adoption information, ensure that the Minister of Health and Welfare can provide necessary support for finding biological family, guarantee adoptees’ right to know, and promote communication with biological parents.
Main Contents
When a person who has been adopted requests disclosure of adoption information related to themselves, adoption information including the personal details of the biological parents shall be disclosed, except in cases where the biological parents have explicitly expressed that they do not consent (Article 33, Paragraph 2 of the draft).
In cases such as the death of biological parents, adoption information shall be disclosed regardless of the consent of the biological parents (Article 33, Paragraph 3 of the draft).
The head of the National Child Rights Protection Agency may, if necessary, request telecommunications service providers to provide the phone numbers of biological parents to confirm whether they consent to disclosure of adoption information (newly established Article 35, Paragraph 2 of the draft, etc.).”