Texas HB 984 is probably going to pass within the next 24 hours. Some people will be celebrating “open records” while some of us will heave a big sigh and then put our heads back …
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Bastard Nation Cease and Desist Letter – Hard Copy
MICHAEL S. ZOLA ATTORNEY AT LAW PO BOX 2165 KAMUELA, HAWAII 96743 TELEPHONE: (808) 329-1333 EMAIL: MICHAELZOLALAW@GMAIL.COM May 17, 2015 CEASE AND DESIST DEMAND To Whom It May Concern: I represent the adoptee rights organization …
Continue readingWords Have Consequences: A Cease and Desist Letter from Bastard Nation Attorney Michael Zola
Introduction In the last few days, some promoters of Texas HB 984 have jumped the shark in their defense of their bill. While the bill offers no restriction and conditions on actual OBC access, …
Continue readingLetter to the Texas Senate – HB 984: Vote No! from Marley Greiner, Executive Chair, Bastard Nation
Dear Senator: Bastard Nation: the Adoptee Rights Organization is the largest adoptee civil rights organization in the United States. We support full, unrestricted and unconditional access for all adopted persons to their original birth …
Continue readingURGENT: Bastard Nation Action Alert–Vote No on Texas HB 984
BASTARD NATION ACTION ALERT: DO NOT PASS TEXAS HB 984 * * * FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE * * * (Please Distribute Immediately and Widely) Issued May 14, 2015 URGE THE TEXAS STATE SENATE NO …
Continue readingLetter to Texas Senate State Affairs Committee from Bastard Nation Executive Chair, Marley Greiner
Dear Senator________: Bastard Nation: the Adoptee Rights Organization is the largest adoptee civil rights organization in the United States. We support full, unrestricted and unconditional access for all adopted persons to their original birth certificates. …
Continue readingBastard Nation Action Alert: Texas HB 984–Amend or Vote No!
BASTARD NATION ACTION ALERT: AMEND TEXAS HB 984 * * * FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE * * * (Please Distribute Immediately and Widely) Issued May 11 , 2015 URGE THE TEXAS STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO …
Continue readingIllinois: Foundling Birth Certificates
A few weeks ago I was interviewed by Lisa Ryan from a local NPR station in Illinois about SB 1670, an amendment to the state’s Safe Haven law. My central gripe about the bill is …
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