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Action Needed: The New York State DOH Wants Your Opinion

February 26, 2018 By 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.

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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 representatives to let them know your position on this issue.

The workgroup email is [email protected]. Or click on the button below to get an email formatted for you.

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Sample Suggested Message: Adult adoptees deserve equal access to their own original birth certificates, without conditions or restrictions. The New York State Department of Health workgroup findings must recommend “clean” reform, which I support through S5169A/A6821A. Let’s get it right!

Annette O’Connell
Barbara Fuller
Co-Spokespersons • [email protected]

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Action Alert, Department of Health

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  1. Lynda Hicks says

    February 27, 2018 at 5:06 pm

    It is my right to be able to obtain my OBC! I am an adoptee who has found both of my birthparents and extended families. I am 70yrs old!!

  2. Arthur Does says

    February 28, 2018 at 7:53 pm

    I was lucky enough to have been found by mother and siblings. However that didnt happen until 2014. My efforts were futile because the state of NY until just a few short years ago had antiquated laws regarding this issue. This bill is a logical and long overdue next step for adoptees and their families.

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  • Michigan Open Records
  • Minnesota Coalition for Adoption Reform
  • Missouri Open
  • National Center on Adoption and Permanency
  • New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
  • Nevada Open
  • Post Adoption Center for Education & Resources (PACER)

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