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 …
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New York: Bastard Nation’s Letter to Gov Cuomo: please appoint Sen Avella to adoptee rights work group
Dear Governor Cuomo: On behalf of Bastard Nation: the Adoptee Rights Organization, I urge you to appoint Sen Tony Avella to the New York Department of Health work group formed to study the right of New …
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What’s with the name, and why are you so angry? That and other FAQs about the largest adoptee rights organization in North America.
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Adoptee Equality/Rights Legislation 2018 ADOPTEE RIGHTS LEGISLATION 2018 All information is taken from official state legislative pages unless otherwise indicated. For more information on these bills, go to the appropriate links. For information on …
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Continue readingNew York Adoptee Rights Coalition Action Alert: Call Gov. Cuomo today and ask that Sen Avella be added to adoptee rights study group
Bastard Nation is a proud member of the New York Adoptee Rights Coalition. We support the Avella Bill, a clean bill that restores the right of all New York adoptees to their original birth certificates. …
Continue readingNew York: Where we stand– We support S5169 The Avella Bill
Bastard Nation is a founding member of the New York Adoptee Rights Coalition. Currently several “access bills” are in the hopper. We support S5169, aka The Avella Bill. The Avella Bill provides the best …
Continue readingNYAE Has Left the New York Adoptee Rights Coalition
Bastard Nation is a co-founder and member of the New York Adoptee Rights Coalition. We support the Avella Bill ( S5169) ****** February 2, 2018 By New York Adoptee Rights Coalition New York Adoptee Equality …
Continue readingVictory in New York: Cuomo vetos dirty bill; Deformers complain
Happy New Year! We did it! You did it! Last Friday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, after months of silence, vetoed A05036b/S0484561, the so-called “adoptee rights” bill that if signed would have made the already …
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Proud NYARC Partner
Bastard Nation is a proud partner organization in the New York Adoptee Rights Coalition, along with the Adoptee Rights Law Center and the Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of New York. Plus strategic partner Reclaim the Records
Proud TXARC Partner
Bastard Nation is a proud partner in the Texas Adoptee Rights Coalition, along with Equality for Adoption, Gladney Adoptees for Rights and Equality, and the Adoptee Rights Law Center. Plus strategic partner Reclaim the Records