Month: April 2019

astard Nation gave full support to SF621 until late last week when proponents announced that they were willing to accept a reported amendment that would restrict OBC access. Specifically, an amendment that authorizes the government—upon request of a birthparent– to censor the OBC by redacting identifying information from the document before it is released to the adoptee. This is a special right that no third party in Iowa, including parents, otherwise, possess.

STAR has gone dark. Its leaders have been contacted privately and asked publicly where they stand on HB2725.  They have refused to respond. No Facebook, no Twitter, no web page updates. We hope STAR’s members and social media followers get their news elsewhere; otherwise, they are still wondering what happened.

This is legislative reporting at its finest. You want to know why it is so difficult to pass clean bills?  This is what we face daily. Go over to Adoptee Rights Law and read it all. And weep!

Bastard Nation statement on the death of Texas HB2725. Killed for our own good.