Action Alert. We have an active action alert for people to contact Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie. That alert is here. If you are a birth/first parent, we sent a separate email to birth/first parents encouraging them to contact Speaker Heastie with their own stories. A copy of that email is here. Please pitch in to help make history in New York.
Opponents to an adoptee rights bill in the New York legislature continue to claim that birthparents were promised eternal anonymity and that their names should be hidden from the children they relinquished or were forced to relinquish. More than 257 birthmothers (and growing) have let legislators and New York’s political leadership know that these continued paternalistic arguments are not only false but are actually intended to silence and marginalize birth/first parents once more. Thank you to the following people who endorsed the campaign to tell legislators the truth: the long history of demeaning and dismissing birth/first mothers must end today.
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Those Who Have Already Signed On
Kathy Aderhold
Kathleen Aghajanian
Tina Amato
Terri Armstrong
Amanda Bahr
Megan Baker
Dana Baker-Pearlman
Jenifer Bass
Linda Bauer
Marianne Baxter
Mary Kay Bean
Denelle Beauchaine
Elizabeth Benson
Mary Bergquist Jeffery
Ann Bernardi
Victoria Bigelow
Rachael Bigger
Irene Biggins
Peg Bissett
Alena Boharski
Evelyn Brando
Melissa Broadwell
Robin Brook
Coco Brush
Barbara Brush
Carrie Bulgier
Katie Burns
Melody Butler
Kimlee Butterfield
Joan Cahill
Colleen Cairnes
Barbara Calchera
Patty Callan Collings
Faith Carlson-Froelich
Diane Carpentieri
Tina Caudill
Kathleen Chafin
Evelyn Chismar
Dorothy Clark
Linda Clausen
Laura Coats
Catherine Coleman Moore
Veronica (Fyrster) Collier
Natasha Conci
Marilyn Cotton
Bonnie Cring
Linda Crisafulli
Margaret Cronin
Michelle Crowe-Paz
Claudia Corrigan D’Arcy
Deirdre Darovic
Lynda Davis
Karen Dawber
Elizabeth Degge
Kristina Diaz
Kathleen Doherty
Laura Dotson
Linda Doughty
Carolyn Dulac
Mary Dunlap
Lorraine Dusky
Karen Erickson
Jennifer Fahlsing
Janet Fawcett
Elaine Fleishell
Patricia Florin
Lynn Franklin
Jo Fraser
Juanita Frazier
Jan Frey
Paula Friedman
Karen Galarneau Quesnel
Linda Gale
Lucy Gans
Martha Gelarden
Renee Gelin
Susan Gill
Patricia Glover
Meghan Gossett
Connie Greene
Fran Gruss Levin
Sonsearae Hains
Tammy Hale
Kendra Hall
Marissa Harris
Ariel Harris
Mary Heckman
Kathleen Henry
Carlynne Hershberger
Lynda Hicks
Alene Hodge
Betsey Holt
Nancy Horgan
Melissa Horn
Beth Hulslander Franklin
Debbie Ismail
Cheryl Iver
Mary Janes
Beth Jarrett
Louise Jaxel
Jesse Jordan
Deborah Keegan
Marcie Keithley
Eileen Kelber
Eileen Kelber
Christine Kipp
Barbara Kluessjen-Kluijtmans
Carolyn Kohl
Mandy Krahenbuhl
Rachel Krohn
Hannah Kuenzi
Terri Laakso
Rita Lamb-Weaver
Anita Lamoreaux
Billie Langridge
Wendy Lavender
Yvonne Leist
Jean Leonard
Marta Link
Pamela Lloyd Saunders
Karina Lopez
Christine Losey
Margaret Lyburtus
Janet Mackenzie-Cohen
Leslie Mackinnon
Sylvie Makara
Kathleen Aghajanian
Tina Amato
Terri Armstrong
Amanda Bahr
Megan Baker
Dana Baker-Pearlman
Jenifer Bass
Linda Bauer
Marianne Baxter
Mary Kay Bean
Denelle Beauchaine
Elizabeth Benson
Mary Bergquist Jeffery
Ann Bernardi
Victoria Bigelow
Rachael Bigger
Irene Biggins
Peg Bissett
Alena Boharski
Evelyn Brando
Melissa Broadwell
Robin Brook
Coco Brush
Barbara Brush
Carrie Bulgier
Katie Burns
Melody Butler
Kimlee Butterfield
Joan Cahill
Colleen Cairnes
Barbara Calchera
Patty Callan Collings
Faith Carlson-Froelich
Diane Carpentieri
Tina Caudill
Kathleen Chafin
Evelyn Chismar
Dorothy Clark
Linda Clausen
Laura Coats
Catherine Coleman Moore
Veronica (Fyrster) Collier
Natasha Conci
Marilyn Cotton
Bonnie Cring
Linda Crisafulli
Margaret Cronin
Michelle Crowe-Paz
Claudia Corrigan D’Arcy
Deirdre Darovic
Lynda Davis
Karen Dawber
Elizabeth Degge
Kristina Diaz
Kathleen Doherty
Laura Dotson
Linda Doughty
Carolyn Dulac
Mary Dunlap
Lorraine Dusky
Karen Erickson
Jennifer Fahlsing
Janet Fawcett
Elaine Fleishell
Patricia Florin
Lynn Franklin
Jo Fraser
Juanita Frazier
Jan Frey
Paula Friedman
Karen Galarneau Quesnel
Linda Gale
Lucy Gans
Martha Gelarden
Renee Gelin
Susan Gill
Patricia Glover
Meghan Gossett
Connie Greene
Fran Gruss Levin
Sonsearae Hains
Tammy Hale
Kendra Hall
Marissa Harris
Ariel Harris
Mary Heckman
Kathleen Henry
Carlynne Hershberger
Lynda Hicks
Alene Hodge
Betsey Holt
Nancy Horgan
Melissa Horn
Beth Hulslander Franklin
Debbie Ismail
Cheryl Iver
Mary Janes
Beth Jarrett
Louise Jaxel
Jesse Jordan
Deborah Keegan
Marcie Keithley
Eileen Kelber
Eileen Kelber
Christine Kipp
Barbara Kluessjen-Kluijtmans
Carolyn Kohl
Mandy Krahenbuhl
Rachel Krohn
Hannah Kuenzi
Terri Laakso
Rita Lamb-Weaver
Anita Lamoreaux
Billie Langridge
Wendy Lavender
Yvonne Leist
Jean Leonard
Marta Link
Pamela Lloyd Saunders
Karina Lopez
Christine Losey
Margaret Lyburtus
Janet Mackenzie-Cohen
Leslie Mackinnon
Sylvie Makara
Donna Marra
Virginia Martin
Laura Martin
Becky Martin
Stephanie Mays Staats
Leah McCarthy
Kathryn McCormack
Veronica McEntee
Cynthia McGuigan
Maureen Mcnamara
Connie McPhilomy
Eileen McQuade
Eileen Mertens
Michele Meusch
Susan Meyer Thomas
Laura Michaud
Marla Miller
Carrlyn Miller
Randi Millerd
Maureen Mooney
Sarah Morgan
Judy Morrill
Wendy Morris
Carolyn Mullen
Tanya Murray
Nancy Nelson
Michele Newell
Simone Newman
Patricia Nixon
Christina O’Shea
Meghan O’Malley
Sarah Obrien
Holly Odell
Sue Opie
Francesca Pagano
Patricia Palmer
Joy Pantelis
Gail Perry
Virginia Perry
Erika Petras
Catherine Philbin
Martha Phipps
Jessica Pinkerton
Mary Pitts
Ana Printu
Mary Provance-Garvens
Maxene Raices
Reb Ricardo
Bethany Rich
Lori Risk
Julie Ritter
Connie Robinette
Kandi Robinson
Linda Rockwell
Helyn Rogers
Joan Sadowski
Pamela Salela
Patricia Sanders
Carol Schaefer
Susan Schifferdecker
Mary Ann Schultheis
Sally Schultz
Tanianicole Schwarting Cooper
Dolores Schwarz
Helen Seifert
Priscilla Sharp
Barbara Shaw
Joss Shawyer
Cindy Shultz
Francesca Shultz
Grace Silver
Laura Sklenar
Deborah Smith
Megan Smith
Marva (Gayton) Smith
Susan Smith
Adele Sparacino
Pamela Stevens
Mary Stevenson
Vanessa Stratton
Kim Stroka
Michelle Styles
Angela Surprise
Jo Swanson
Angie Swanson-Kyriaco
Kara Sylvester
Elizabeth Tait
Shelley Tarbell
Suzanna Tatom
Kim Taylor
Stephanie Taylor
Suzanne Taylor
Karen Tessier
Barbara Thavis
Patricia Thompson
Sharon Touviano
Kathy Trapp
Amy Traubert
Deborah Trout
Kimberly Turner
Jada Tworek
Elizabeth Van Remmen
Johanna Verburg
Nikki Vogel
Shana Vroman
Jennifer Wachowski
Karen Waggoner
Jamie Walker
Kathleen Walker
Lisa Warder
Deborah Warga
Debra Warila
Susann Warshaw Meyer Thomas
Marilyn Waugh
Mary Wesche
Wendy White
Marilyn White
Lindy Whiton
Marge Wiederholt
Cassie Williams
Stephanie Winfery
Chavon Withrow
Priscilla Wooten
Kathryn Wynne
Deborah Yemm
Lorraine Zapin
Virginia Martin
Laura Martin
Becky Martin
Stephanie Mays Staats
Leah McCarthy
Kathryn McCormack
Veronica McEntee
Cynthia McGuigan
Maureen Mcnamara
Connie McPhilomy
Eileen McQuade
Eileen Mertens
Michele Meusch
Susan Meyer Thomas
Laura Michaud
Marla Miller
Carrlyn Miller
Randi Millerd
Maureen Mooney
Sarah Morgan
Judy Morrill
Wendy Morris
Carolyn Mullen
Tanya Murray
Nancy Nelson
Michele Newell
Simone Newman
Patricia Nixon
Christina O’Shea
Meghan O’Malley
Sarah Obrien
Holly Odell
Sue Opie
Francesca Pagano
Patricia Palmer
Joy Pantelis
Gail Perry
Virginia Perry
Erika Petras
Catherine Philbin
Martha Phipps
Jessica Pinkerton
Mary Pitts
Ana Printu
Mary Provance-Garvens
Maxene Raices
Reb Ricardo
Bethany Rich
Lori Risk
Julie Ritter
Connie Robinette
Kandi Robinson
Linda Rockwell
Helyn Rogers
Joan Sadowski
Pamela Salela
Patricia Sanders
Carol Schaefer
Susan Schifferdecker
Mary Ann Schultheis
Sally Schultz
Tanianicole Schwarting Cooper
Dolores Schwarz
Helen Seifert
Priscilla Sharp
Barbara Shaw
Joss Shawyer
Cindy Shultz
Francesca Shultz
Grace Silver
Laura Sklenar
Deborah Smith
Megan Smith
Marva (Gayton) Smith
Susan Smith
Adele Sparacino
Pamela Stevens
Mary Stevenson
Vanessa Stratton
Kim Stroka
Michelle Styles
Angela Surprise
Jo Swanson
Angie Swanson-Kyriaco
Kara Sylvester
Elizabeth Tait
Shelley Tarbell
Suzanna Tatom
Kim Taylor
Stephanie Taylor
Suzanne Taylor
Karen Tessier
Barbara Thavis
Patricia Thompson
Sharon Touviano
Kathy Trapp
Amy Traubert
Deborah Trout
Kimberly Turner
Jada Tworek
Elizabeth Van Remmen
Johanna Verburg
Nikki Vogel
Shana Vroman
Jennifer Wachowski
Karen Waggoner
Jamie Walker
Kathleen Walker
Lisa Warder
Deborah Warga
Debra Warila
Susann Warshaw Meyer Thomas
Marilyn Waugh
Mary Wesche
Wendy White
Marilyn White
Lindy Whiton
Marge Wiederholt
Cassie Williams
Stephanie Winfery
Chavon Withrow
Priscilla Wooten
Kathryn Wynne
Deborah Yemm
Lorraine Zapin