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New York Adoptee Rights Coalition

We work to restore the right of adult adoptees in New York to obtain their original birth certificates without conditions or restrictions.

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Ending Eight Decades of Secrecy

April 30, 2019 By New York Adoptee Rights Coalition

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.

Filed Under: Latest News, Legislation Tagged With: A5494, Health Commitee

Birth/First Parents Line Up Behind Weprin-Montgomery Bill

March 15, 2019 By New York Adoptee Rights Coalition

Velmanette Montgomery and David Weprin

NYARC has received endorsements of the Weprin-Montgomery Bill from prominent birth/first parent groups and individuals.

Filed Under: Latest News, Legislation Tagged With: Birthparents, CUB, Endorsements, SOS

Open Letter to New York State Adoption Equality

February 22, 2019 By New York Adoptee Rights Coalition

Request for NYSAE to join and unite around the Weprin/Montgomery Bill

Open letter to New York State Adoption Equality, a former NYARC core partner and the only New York advocacy group that has yet to unite with advocates to work toward enactment of the Weprin/Montgomery Bill.

Filed Under: Latest News, Legislation Tagged With: A5494, NYSAE, S3419, Weprin/Montgomery Bill

This Is Your New York Adoptee Rights Bill

February 7, 2019 By New York Adoptee Rights Coalition

End the Secrecy of Adoptee Original Birth Records

The Weprin/Montgomery bill restores the right of all New York adult adoptees to request and obtain certified copies of their own original birth certificates.

Filed Under: Latest News, Legislation Tagged With: David Weprin, Senator Montgomery

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