Adoptee here.
I got my original birth certificate in Maine once legislation passed allowing me access.
You are right, many of the arguments opposing my access surrounded privacy concerns.
The Washinsgnt State ACLU argued that no one deserves their BC.. Started out saying that after the age of 18 there was no need for one usually. Then said if law was proposed that sealed al BCs they'd support it. This was a personal opinion, not policy, stated in private correspondence.
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I got my original birth certificate in Maine once legislation passed allowing me access.
You are right, many of the arguments opposing my access surrounded privacy concerns.