Below is my personal testimony I submitted today in support of Pennsylvania HB 162. The bill has already passed the House and is scheduled for a hearing tomorrow in the Senate Committee on Aging and …
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Pennsylvania: “Creating another generation of victims is not the answer.” A letter to PA Coalition Against Rape from Kristi Lado
This weekend I wrote about “liberal” opposition to Pennsylvania HB 162, a bill that will restore OBC access, without condition, restriction, to adults adopted in Pennsylvania. OBC ‘s were sealed retroactively there only in 1985! …
Continue readingPennsylvania: PA-NOW Joins Catholic Bishops. Opposes OBC Access
Late Thursday night I learned that Pennsylvania HB 162, a clean bill to restore the right of OBC access to Pennsylvania adoptees, may be in trouble. Last October the bill passed the House 197-0 and …
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Children In Families First (CHIFF) and the Evangelical Adoption Movement by Shea Grimm
Bastard Nation Introduction: Over the next few weeks Bastard Nation will be publishing information and commentary on CHIFF: The Children in Families First , a bill introduced last Congredssional session by Sen. Mary Landrieu(D-LA). The …
Continue readingMinnesota: Attention OBC activists! Help needed!
Any Minnesotans interested in working on records legislation this session, please contact Jim Hamilton a note. He informs us there are three committees to focus on: House Health and Human Services Policy, House Civil Law, …
Continue readingGeorgia: HB 524 Update and Action Alert
Forward Freely! Georgia adoptees need your help today! On Monday, January 27, HB 524 was heard in the Welch Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice. Due to the enormous amount of contact to committee members from …
Continue readingBastard Nation’s 2014 Legislative Update is now available
Bastard Nation’s 2014 Legislative Update is now up. If you have any additions or corrections, please let us know. So far there are only a handful of OBC access bills introduced, but we expect to …
Continue readingGeorgia HB 524: Bastard Nation Testimony for HB 524; Opposition to Welch Amendment
Currently the Georgia House is considering HB 524, a clean bill that will restore the right of all Georgia-born adoptees to their original birth certificates. On Monday, January 27, 2014, the bill will be heard …
Continue readingThe Hard Rock Manifesto: Whose side are you on?
On March 10, 2011 several Bastard Nationals, including myself, attended the “records event” held at the Hard Rock Cafe n Times Square New York. Sponsored by The Evan B Donaldson Adoption Institute, NJCare, and a …
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