Again, for expediency, Bastard Nation is sharing the latest Iowa Action Alert issued by The Adoption Law.Center.
SF621 was amended yesterday to permit birthparents, upon request, to require the state to censor the Original Birth Certificates of Iowa adoptees, via redaction.
Please, join Bastard Nation, ARLC, and the American Adoption Congress in opposing this dirty bill. Bastard Nation’s letter to the House will be posted after the vote. You can read our letter to the Iowa Senate here.
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A once-clean bill in Iowa is now bad. SF621 grants parents an unchallenged power to alter an adopted person’s original birth certificate—for now, for future adoptions, and forever, even after the parent dies.
The bill has been transmitted to the House, where it faces skeptical Republican leadership and may not even be brought up for consideration. We need to let the Iowa House of Representatives know that this bill does not work and should not be brought up for debate. We particularly need to get that point across to House Republican leadership.
Contact the following Iowa Representatives by email. And call, if you can, Republican leadership. Tell them to vote NO on SF621. Tell them to reject inequality and set the issue aside for another session to work out the issues. A sample message follows, as well as a list of emails.
Tweet or share this post on Facebook and ask others to share it, and tweet a message to Speaker of the House Linda Upmeyer and House Majority Leader Chris Hagenow.
Sample Message
I am [your interest in this issue and especially if you someone affected by the bill]. I ask you to vote No on SF621, which discriminates against adult adopted persons and would allow Iowa to erase identities from an adopted person’s own vital record. Secrecy and government-supported redaction protect no one. It discriminates, backfires, and makes matters worse for everyone. Please vote NO on SF621.
House Republican Leadership
Linda Upmeyer, Speaker: linda.upmeyer@legis.iowa.gov
Chris Hagenow, Majority Leader: chris.hagenow@legis.iowa.gov
Matt Windschitl: matt.windschitl@legis.iowa.gov
John Wills: john.wills@legis.iowa.gov
All Republican House members are here, including leadership.
Full House Emails (except Republican Leadership)
ako.abdul-samad@legis.iowa.gov
marti.anderson@legis.iowa.gov
rob.bacon@legis.iowa.gov
terry.baxter@legis.iowa.gov
bruce.bearinger@legis.iowa.gov
liz.bennett@legis.iowa.gov
michael.bergan@legis.iowa.gov
brian.best@legis.iowa.gov
jane.bloomingdale@legis.iowa.gov
jacob.bossman@legis.iowa.gov
wes.breckenridge@legis.iowa.gov
holly.brink@legis.iowa.gov
timi.brown-powers@legis.iowa.gov
gary.carlson@legis.iowa.gov
dennis.cohoon@legis.iowa.gov
karin.derry@legis.iowa.gov
dave.deyoe@legis.iowa.gov
cecil.dolecheck@legis.iowa.gov
molly.donahue@legis.iowa.gov
tracy@ehlert@legis.iowa.gov
dean.fisher@legis.iowa.gov
john.forbes@legis.iowa.gov
joel.fry@legis.iowa.gov
ruthann.gaines@legis.iowa.gov
mary.gaskill@legis.iowa.gov
tedd.gassman@legis.iowa.gov
thomas.gerhold@legis.iowa.gov
pat.grassley@legis.iowa.gov
stan.gustafson@legis.iowa.gov
chris.hall@legis.iowa.gov
mary.ann.hanusa@legis.iowa.gov
lisa.heddens@legis.iowa.gov
lee.hein@legis.iowa.gov
ashley.hinson@legis.iowa.gov
dustin.hite@legis.iowa.gov
steven.holt@legis.iowa.gov
bruce.hunter@legis.iowa.gov
dan.huseman@legis.iowa.gov
charles.isenhart@legis.iowa.gov
jon.jacobsen@legis.iowa.gov
david.jacoby@legis.iowa.gov
lindsay.james@legis.iowa.gov
tom.jeneary@legis.iowa.gov
megan.jones@legis.iowa.gov
kenan.judge@legis.iowa.gov
timothy.kacena@legis.iowa.gov
bobby.kaufmann@legis.iowa.gov
david.kerr@legis.iowa.gov
jarad.klein@legis.iowa.gov
jennifer.konfrst@legis.iowa.gov
bob.kressig@legis.iowa.gov
monica.kurth@legis.iowa.gov
jeff.kurtz@legis.iowa.gov
john.landon@legis.iowa.gov
vicki.lensing@legis.iowa.gov
brian.lohse@legis.iowa.gov
shannon.lundgren@legis.iowa.gov
mary.mascher@legis.iowa.gov
heather.matson@legis.iowa.gov
dave.maxwell@legis.iowa.gov
charlie.mcconkey@legis.iowa.gov
andy.mckean@legis.iowa.gov
ann.meyer@legis.iowa.gov
brian.meyer@legis.iowa.gov
joe.mitchell@legis.iowa.gov
gary.mohr@legis.iowa.gov
norlin.mommsen@legis.iowa.gov
tom.moore@legis.iowa.gov
amy.nielsen@legis.iowa.gov
jo.oldson@legis.iowa.gov
rick.olson@legis.iowa.gov
anne.osmundson@legis.iowa.gov
scott.ourth@legis.iowa.gov
ross.paustian@legis.iowa.gov
todd.prichard@legis.iowa.gov
kirsten.running-marquardt@legis.iowa.gov
sandy.salmon@legis.iowa.gov
mike.sexton@legis.iowa.gov
jeff.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
david.sieck@legis.iowa.gov
ras.smith@legis.iowa.gov
mark.smith@legis.iowa.gov
ray.sorenson@legis.iowa.gov
art.staed@legis.iowa.gov
sharon.steckman@legis.iowa.gov
kristin.sunde@legis.iowa.gov
phyllis.thede@legis.iowa.gov
phil.thompson@legis.iowa.gov
jon.thorup@legis.iowa.gov
beth.wessel-kroeschell@legis.iowa.gov
skyler.wheeler@legis.iowa.gov
dave.williams@legis.iowa.gov
cindy.winckler@legis.iowa.gov
mary.wolfe@legis.iowa.gov
gary.worthan@legis.iowa.gov
louie.zumbach@legis.iowa.gov
Comma Separated Emails
ako.abdul-samad@legis.iowa.gov, marti.anderson@legis.iowa.gov, rob.bacon@legis.iowa.gov, terry.baxter@legis.iowa.gov, bruce.bearinger@legis.iowa.gov, liz.bennett@legis.iowa.gov, michael.bergan@legis.iowa.gov, brian.best@legis.iowa.gov, jane.bloomingdale@legis.iowa.gov, jacob.bossman@legis.iowa.gov, wes.breckenridge@legis.iowa.gov, holly.brink@legis.iowa.gov, timi.brown-powers@legis.iowa.gov, gary.carlson@legis.iowa.gov, dennis.cohoon@legis.iowa.gov, karin.derry@legis.iowa.gov, dave.deyoe@legis.iowa.gov, cecil.dolecheck@legis.iowa.gov, molly.donahue@legis.iowa.gov, tracy@ehlert@legis.iowa.gov, dean.fisher@legis.iowa.gov, john.forbes@legis.iowa.gov, joel.fry@legis.iowa.gov, ruthann.gaines@legis.iowa.gov, mary.gaskill@legis.iowa.gov, tedd.gassman@legis.iowa.gov, thomas.gerhold@legis.iowa.gov, pat.grassley@legis.iowa.gov, stan.gustafson@legis.iowa.gov, chris.hall@legis.iowa.gov, mary.ann.hanusa@legis.iowa.gov, lisa.heddens@legis.iowa.gov, lee.hein@legis.iowa.gov, ashley.hinson@legis.iowa.gov, dustin.hite@legis.iowa.gov, steven.holt@legis.iowa.gov, bruce.hunter@legis.iowa.gov, dan.huseman@legis.iowa.gov, charles.isenhart@legis.iowa.gov, jon.jacobsen@legis.iowa.gov, david.jacoby@legis.iowa.gov, lindsay.james@legis.iowa.gov, tom.jeneary@legis.iowa.gov, megan.jones@legis.iowa.gov, kenan.judge@legis.iowa.gov, timothy.kacena@legis.iowa.gov, bobby.kaufmann@legis.iowa.gov, david.kerr@legis.iowa.gov, jarad.klein@legis.iowa.gov, jennifer.konfrst@legis.iowa.gov, bob.kressig@legis.iowa.gov, monica.kurth@legis.iowa.gov, jeff.kurtz@legis.iowa.gov, john.landon@legis.iowa.gov, vicki.lensing@legis.iowa.gov, brian.lohse@legis.iowa.gov, shannon.lundgren@legis.iowa.gov, mary.mascher@legis.iowa.gov, heather.matson@legis.iowa.gov, dave.maxwell@legis.iowa.gov, charlie.mcconkey@legis.iowa.gov, andy.mckean@legis.iowa.gov, ann.meyer@legis.iowa.gov, brian.meyer@legis.iowa.gov, joe.mitchell@legis.iowa.gov, gary.mohr@legis.iowa.gov, norlin.mommsen@legis.iowa.gov, tom.moore@legis.iowa.gov, amy.nielsen@legis.iowa.gov, jo.oldson@legis.iowa.gov, rick.olson@legis.iowa.gov, anne.osmundson@legis.iowa.gov, scott.ourth@legis.iowa.gov, ross.paustian@legis.iowa.gov, todd.prichard@legis.iowa.gov, kirsten.running-marquardt@legis.iowa.gov, sandy.salmon@legis.iowa.gov, mike.sexton@legis.iowa.gov, jeff.shipley@legis.iowa.gov, david.sieck@legis.iowa.gov, ras.smith@legis.iowa.gov, mark.smith@legis.iowa.gov, ray.sorenson@legis.iowa.gov, art.staed@legis.iowa.gov, sharon.steckman@legis.iowa.gov, kristin.sunde@legis.iowa.gov, phyllis.thede@legis.iowa.gov, phil.thompson@legis.iowa.gov, jon.thorup@legis.iowa.gov, beth.wessel-kroeschell@legis.iowa.gov, skyler.wheeler@legis.iowa.gov, dave.williams@legis.iowa.gov, john.wills@legis.iowa.gov, cindy.winckler@legis.iowa.gov, matt.windschitl@legis.iowa.gov, mary.wolfe@legis.iowa.gov, gary.worthan@legis.iowa.gov, louie.zumbach@legis.iowa.gov
New York Adoptee Rights Coalition
