What is an unabridged birth certificate?
An unabridged birth certificate contains full information. Some countries, such as South Africa and the United Kingdom, have shortened or abridged birth certificates. Abridged birth certificates include information, such as the legal name and birth date, of the person named on the birth certificate but no information on the parents. Issues, such as adoptions, require the legal long or unabridged form, according to the U. S. Department of State.References:Office of Children’s Issues, U. S.