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Zoos, animal exhibits and people with prior experience caring for reptiles could be considered as adoptees for the snakes or rats, the SPCA's post stated.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 2 July 2025
Adult adoptees will have the right to request their original birth certificates without a court order—known as Andee's Law.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
That makes China the hardest target for adoptees seeking birth families.
—Barbara Demick, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
But commissioners were divided over the very problem that prompted the adoptees' petition: a lack of accurate documentation.
—Se Eun Gong, NPR, 6 May 2025
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 2 July 2025
Adult adoptees will have the right to request their original birth certificates without a court order—known as Andee's Law.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
That makes China the hardest target for adoptees seeking birth families.
—Barbara Demick, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
But commissioners were divided over the very problem that prompted the adoptees' petition: a lack of accurate documentation.
—Se Eun Gong, NPR, 6 May 2025
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“Adoptee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adoptee. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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adoptee
noun
adopt·ee
ə-ˌdäp-ˈtē 
: a person who is adopted
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