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National Council For Adoption to New York Times, “Adoption Records are
Off Limits”

Alexandria, Virginia – August 5, 2005 – Following reports that the New York Times has
initiated an investigation into U.S. Supreme Court nominee John Roberts’ adoptions of his
children, the National Council For Adoption (NCFA) has issued the following statement:

“NCFA denounces, in the strongest possible terms, the shocking decision of the New York
Times to investigate the adoption records of Justice John Roberts’ two young children. The
adoption community is outraged that, for obviously political reasons, the Times has targeted the
very private circumstances, motivations, and processes by which the Roberts became parents.

The adoption histories of four- and five-year-old children have no bearing whatsoever on the
suitability of Justice Roberts to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court – or in any other position, for
that matter. Rather, this abject invasion of privacy shows a shameful disregard for the integrity of
the family in general and the adoptive family in particular.

The strength of adoption is in its ability to transcend all politics and ideology in pursuit of its
goal: to find permanent, loving families for children in need. Surely decent people on both sides
of the aisle will unite to decry this gratuitous and tasteless action.”

About NCFA

Since 1980, NCFA has been a leading voice among national adoption and child welfare
organizations. NCFA is a research, education, and advocacy nonprofit that provides adoption
information, promotes ethical adoption practices, informs public policy and opinion about
adoption issues, and serves as a resource for women with unplanned pregnancies, adopted
persons and their families, those seeking to adopt, and adoption professionals. For more
information, visit NCFA’s Web site at: www.adoptioncouncil.org.

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National Council For Adoption

225 N. Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-2520
Telephone 703-299-6633, Fax 703-299-6004
www.adoptioncouncil.org