Birth Mother Matters in Adoption #48: Adoption in the Media & News Adoption continues to make the news in all media forms and fashions.  Taking a look at current issues with regards to adoption, bring us to the following topics:   The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors officially accepted Petersen's resignation on Jan. 8, 2020.  Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that more than 3,600 adoptees, outside of New York City, aged 18 or older have filed applications since January 15, 2020 to receive a certified copy of their original, or pre-adoption, birth certificate.  In March 2020, the Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of Louisiana’s new abortion law, which requires that physicians doing abortions have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the clinic. Tax benefits for adoption include both a tax credit  ...