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, …
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Georgia: 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 …
Continue readingOhio Right to Life’s Infant Adoption “Reform” Bill Threatens Birthparent Rights; Doles out Tax Credits
I’ve been writing for the Columbus Free Press since 1980. My latest article: Ohio Right to Life: Infant Adoption Reform Bill Threatens Birthparent Righrts; Doles Out Tax Credits was published today in the Columbus Free …
Continue readingWhat Does America Get for $500 Million a Year in Adoption Tax Credits by Jim Hamlton
Some of you, including me, have a hard time understanding the Federal Adoption Tax Credit. Established originally to encourage the adoption of special needs/foster adoption (which I have no problem with as long as the …
Continue readingOur Bastard Moments: Adoption “awareness” beyond November
We’re having a discussion today on the Bastard Nation Facebook pageon The Bastard Moment. Those times when as an adoptee you are insulted, embarrassed, patronized, degraded, demeaned, dishonored, silenced due strictly to your adoptive status. …
Continue readingDemons of Adoption 2013: The suspense is over and the winner is…
.…Raymond Godwin and Nightlight Christian Adoption aka Capobianco, Inc. I’m not surprised. I can’t remember ever running into a more despicable gang of adoptahugs than the Cs and their entourage of baby grabbing lawyers, adoption …
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