In our recent meeting with you and others in Albany, Assembly Member Weprin requested that all advocacy groups—including the American Adoption Congress, NYSAE, and Unsealed Initiative—unite with us to pursue enactment of the Weprin/Montgomery bill. In an unprecedented response, the AAC and Unsealed Initiative agreed and committed to the bill, as did the New York Adoptee Rights Coalition and its partners. You and NYSAE, however, continued to insist on pursuing a competing bill that has little support in the legislature and will cause confusion among legislators and advocates as the Weprin/Montgomery bill moves ahead.
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Bastard Nation Action Alert: West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee. SB300 OBC access. Restricts and discriminantes. Vote No or Amend to cover all, not some
SB300, a restrictive OBC access bill, is currently in the West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee. As of this writing, it is not scheduled for a hearing, but we urge that you write the committee to let members know that the bill, which grants OBC access for some of the state’s adoptees, but not all, is discriminatory and not acceptable.
Continue readingArkansas: Letter to Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Please veto SB168, baby box bill
I am writing on behalf of Bastard Nation: the Adoptee Rights Organization, the largest adoptee civil rights organization in the United States. We are asking you to VETO SB168—Amendment to Safe Haven Act—which authorizes the installation of baby drop off boxes (aka newborn devices) at various state and private facilities.
Continue readingIllinois: Bastard Nation Testimony in Support of HJR24–Adoptee Citizenship
The Illinois resolution supports US citizenship for all intercountry adoptees, not just those adopted after the Child Citizenship Act of 2000.
Continue readingNew York: Our Clean Bill A5494/S3419 is Officially Live! Join Us!
Latest news and statement from the New York Adoptee Rights Coalition. Bastard Nation is a proud member of NYARC, and we will have our own statement later.
Continue readingThis Is Your New York Adoptee Rights Bill
Finally! Our OBC access bill has been filed. No restrictions. No alterations or additions. Simply apply for, and receive, your OBC in the same manner as the non-adopted.
Continue readingNews from Texas
The Texas Adoptee Rights Coalition has announced it has drafted a clean unrestricted bill that will be introduced in the Texas legislature soon.
Continue readingBastard Nation “State Pages” Fully Updated
Bastard Nation is thrilled to announce that the long-awaited update of our state pages is finished.
Continue readingAnnouncement: Texas Adoptee Rights Coalition
Texas has a brand new adoptee civil rights organization: the Texas Adoptee Rights Coalition—and Bastard Nation is proud to be a member.
Continue readingNew York Adoptee Rights Coalition Update: NYARC’s Transparency in Pursuing Adoptee Rights: a 2019 Bill
Bastard Nation is a proud member of the New York Adoptee Rights Coalition November 26, 2018 By New York Adoptee Rights Coalition We’ve been working hard to move forward with a bill for the …
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