New York Unsealing and Enactment

 

Adoptee Rights Law Center  FAQ on S3419,
The FAQ will be updated as more information is made available.

 

Bastard Nation Statement:

Cuomo Signs Historic Adoptee Rights Bill. Leaves No One Behind!

Bastard Nation, the Adoptee Rights Organization is delighted that New York governor Andrew Cuomo today signed S3419. This historic bill restores the right, of Original Birth Certificate (OBC) access to all the state’s adoptees without restriction or condition– a right once held by all New York adoptees. It passed both Houses in June, and although we were confident that Gov. Cuomo would sign the bill, it was a long, nail-biting wait.,,continue reading

Adoptee Rights Law Center FAQ on SB3419.  Will be updated as more details are released

 

New York Adoptee Rights Coalition Statement, November 14, 2019

t’s hard to underestimate what this bill signals and what the leadership of Governor Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie, Senator Montgomery, and Assembly Member Weprin will mean for equal rights legislation in other parts of the country. New York got it right. It has made it equal for adopted people in that state. It has set the bar for 40 other states and the District of Columbia to follow….. continue

 

 

Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation Allowing Adoptees

to Receive a Certified Birth Certificate at Age 18

Cuomo Press Release

Where you came from informs who you are, and every New Yorker deserves access to the same birth records – it’s a basic human right,” Governor Cuomo said. “For too many years, adoptees have been wrongly denied access to this information and I am proud to sign this legislation into law and correct this inequity once and for all.”…continue

 

Carl E Heatsie, Speaker of House, Press Release

Knowing who we are and where we came from is critical not only to understanding our heritage, but also for knowing our health history and any risks it might pose.

 

Media Coverage of Signing

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