The New York Assembly Health Committee recommended passage today of A5494, a bill that would end 83 years of iron-clad secrecy over birth certificates of adopted persons.
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Update! Health Committee + Press Conference
Assembly Bill A5494, which has 90 sponsors, is expected to be reported favorably out of committee. A press conference with NYARC representatives and New York Assembly members will follow.
Birth/First Parents Line Up Behind Weprin-Montgomery Bill
NYARC has received endorsements of the Weprin-Montgomery Bill from prominent birth/first parent groups and individuals.
Why I Won’t Do Reunion Stories in the Media
Every adopted person should have the right to obtain an OBC if they so choose. What they then do with it is up to them.
Support for Weprin/Montgomery? We Got It
Endorsements of the Weprin/Montgomery bill have been flowing in. They continue to grow.