Bastard Nation is a proud member of the New York Adoptee Rights Coalition
Things are happening fast, and we need your help today. As you may know, when Governor Cuomo vetoed A5036B he directed that a New York State Department of Health “workgroup” meet to study the issue of adoptee rights legislation and to make recommendations for future legislation in New York.
That workgroup meets this week.
NYARC has two representatives on the workgroup: Tim Monti-Wohlpart and Claudia Corrigan D’Arcy. But thousands of adoptees in New York and across the country remain crucial to this effort. We need an outpouring of support from you and from others. The workgroup has set up a special email address and has invited comments from you and the public about the future of adoptee rights legislation in New York (and effectively across the country).
This is where we need you now.
Please email the workgroup to tell them that your bottom line is equality for all adoptees. Tell the workgroup who you are and what you have at stake. Tell them that you support S5169A, a bill that will provide New York adoptees and their descendants equality in obtaining their own original birth certificates. A sample message is below, but feel free to add details about who you are, even if you are out of state. If you are a New York resident, copy your elected representative to let them know your position on this issue.
The workgroup email is AdopteeWorkgroupComments@health.ny.gov.
Action Alerts. NYARC sent this out by email as an action alert on February 26, 2018. If you are not receiving emails from NYARC, sign up here.
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New York Adoptee Rights Coalition
