SECTION 1. Chapter 210 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 2 the following section:-
Section 2 ½. No biological parent may provide written consent for adoption required by section 2 unless said parent, to the best of their knowledge, provides an anonymous family medical history. Information about the biological parents will not identify or tend to lead to the identification of the biological parents or their present or former locations. The family medical history shall include, but not be limited to: (i) any known genetic predispositions and health conditions of said parent and (ii) any known genetic predispositions and health conditions of said parent’s relatives within 2 degrees of consanguinity.
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