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.
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This Is Your New York Adoptee Rights Bill
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.
Breaking Down the Bad (and Good)
Assembly Member Michael Benedetto’s bill, A2691, is not a clean bill. It requires the alteration of the OBC by printing adoption facts and language on the original birth certificate.
Keeping the Facts Straight
How New York law discriminates against adult adopted persons and what has happened over the years to make that today’s reality.
The Nutso World of New York Adoptee Rights
New York has produced and enforced a law so punitive to adult adoptees that it has moved beyond its own legitimacy and has entered the realm of farce.