Bastard Nation/NYSAE Action Alert: New York A5063A–Kill the Bill!

NYSAE OPPOSES THIS REGRESSIVE AND ARCHAIC LEGISLATION.

PLEASE EMAIL, CALL OR TWEET THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON CODES URGING THEM TO VOTE NO ON A5036A. EMAIL ADDRESSES AND TWITTER HANDLES ARE LISTED BELOW. IF YOU ARE A CONSTITUENT OF THEIR DISTRICT BE SURE TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF AS SUCH. IF YOU HAVE AN ADOPTED FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER IN THEIR DISTRICT BE SURE TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF AS SUCH.

PHONE NUMBERS, BOTH LOCAL AND IN ALBANY, FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON CODES CAN BE FOUND HERE:
http://nyassembly.gov/mem/

 

Complete list of Members of Committee on Codes:

Joseph R. Lentol (CHAIR) LentolJ@nyassembly.gov @assemblymanjoe
Thomas J Abinanti abinantit@nyassembly.gov @TomAbinanti
Vivian E. Cook CookV@nyassembly.gov
Steven Cymbrowitz CymbroS@nyassembly.gov @SteveCym
Patricia Fahy FahyP@nyassembly.gov @PatriciaFahy109
Joseph M. Giglio GiglioJ@nyassembly.gov
Al Graf grafa@nyassembly.gov
Andrew Hevesi HevesiA@nyassembly.gov @AndrewHevesi
Charles D. Lavine LavineC@nyassembly.gov @Charles_Lavine
Tom McKevitt MckeviT@nyassembly.gov @TomMcKevitt1
Michael Montesano MontesanoM@nyassembly.gov @AsmMontesano
Angelo J. Morinello morinelloa@nyassembly.gov @VoteJudgeAngelo
Walter T. Mosley MosleyW@nyassembly.gov
Daniel J. O’Donnell OdonnellD@nyassembly.gov
N. Nick Perry PerryN@nyassembly.gov @NNickPerry
J. Gary Pretlow PretloJ@nyassembly.gov @JGPretlow
Edward P. Ra rae@nyassembly.gov @EdwardRa19 ‏ !!Robin Schimminger SchimmR@nyassembly.gov
Michele R. Titus TitusM@nyassembly.gov
Helene E. Weinstein WeinstH@nyassembly.gov
David I. Weprin WeprinD@nyassembly.gov @DavidWeprin
Kenneth Zebrowski ZebrowskiK@nyassembly.gov @kenzebrowski_ny

Sample Email:

Subject: VOTE NO ON A5036A

Dear Assemblymember ______________,

I, along with NYS ADOPTION EQUALITY, remain opposed to pending legislation, most recently modified as A5036A.

Current law allows NYS adopted adults to ask a Judge to release their Birth Record. A5036A does NOT restore access to adopted people but creates new privileges for those whose parental rights were terminated or surrendered.

Most people in your district wrongfully believe that, upon attaining the age of 18, an adopted person is given not only their birth record but their “entire file” including the reports of any time in foster care: the works.

A5036A is bill language crafted by Sheldon Silver’s office. It is not adoptee rights but a holdover of accommodations to special interest groups.

This is NOT restoration of adoptee access to their own birth record when the consent of (former) parents (considered legal strangers) is required. Legal strangers do not not need State notice that an adopted adult is doing genealogy or, simply, wants an accurate record of their birth as every other NYS resident is entitled to. These legal strangers were not allowed to make decisions for their adopted out offspring as children; why should they be allowed to do so when said children reach the age of majority?

A Judge deciding what is in the best interest of a “birth” parent with no mention of the best interest of the adopted adult is NOT adoptee rights. Giving new rights to people who currently have none is NOT adoptee rights.

I encourage you to VOTE NO on A5036A, It is regressive and further discriminates against adopted adults. Please replace the word “adoptee” with any other minority group (i.e.: Black/Hispanic/Jewish/Muslim/LGBTQ/etc) and ask yourself if you would support such a bill. Adopted Adults are discriminated against and treated as minorities. It is long past time to end the Tann/Lehman Legacy and the discrimination against adopted adults.

Adopted adults deserve access to a true and accurate record of their birth just as every other adult born in NYS can access.

Sincerely,

Cut and Paste Email Addresses:

LentolJ@nyassembly.gov, abinantit@nyassembly.gov, CookV@nyassembly.gov, CymbroS@nyassembly.gov, FahyP@nyassembly.gov, GiglioJ@nyassembly.gov, grafa@nyassembly.gov, HevesiA@nyassembly.gov, LavineC@nyassembly.gov, MckeviT@nyassembly.gov, MontesanoM@nyassembly.gov, morinelloa@nyassembly.gov, MosleyW@nyassembly.gov, OdonnellD@nyassembly.gov, PerryN@nyassembly.gov, PretloJ@nyassembly.gov, rae@nyassembly.gov, SchimmR@nyassembly.gov, TitusM@nyassembly.gov, WeinstH@nyassembly.gov, WeprinD@nyassembly.gov, ZebrowskiK@nyassembly.gov

TWITTER (please note: not all members have Twitter)

@assemblymanjoe #A5036A is NOT #AdopteeRights Vote #NO

@TomAbinanti #A5063A is NOT #AdopteeRights Vote #NO

@SteveCym #A5036A is NOT #AdopteeRights Vote #NO

@PatriciaFahy109 #A5036A is NOT #AdopteeRights Vote #NO

@AndrewHevesi #A5036A is NOT #AdopteeRights Vote #NO

@Charles_Lavine #A5036A is NOT #AdopteeRights Vote #NO

@TomMcKevitt1 #A5036A is NOT #AdopteeRights Vote #NO

@AsmMontesano #A5036A is NOT #AdopteeRights Vote #NO

@VoteJudgeAngelo #A5036A is NOT #AdopteeRights Vote #NO

@WalterTMosley #A5063A is NOT #AdopteeRights Vote #NO

@NNickPerry #A5036A is NOT #AdopteeRights Vote #NO

@JGPretlow #A5036A is NOT #AdopteeRights Vote #NO

@EdwardRa19 ‏ #A5036A is NOT #AdopteeRights Vote #NO

@DavidWeprin #A5036A is NOT #AdopteeRights Vote #NO

@kenzebrowski_ny #A5036A is NOT #AdopteeRights Vote #NO