FOR LOUISIANA CONSTITUENTS, IMPACTED ADOPTEES, AND BIRTHPARENTS
Louisiana’s HB450 is close to passage, but advocates in the state need help to get it over the finish line. The bill does one primary thing: restores a right that existed for adult adopted people as late as 1977—the right to request and obtain your own original birth certificate upon request. You can read about the bill here, which includes links to the full text.
I support this legislation, and I have been asked to help get Louisiana adoptees and constituents behind the bill to its assure final passage. Read on for what you can do to support this important bill.
Contact YOUR SENATOR and/or All Louisiana Senators
This action alert is limited to Louisiana adoptees, birthparents, and constituents (whether or not you are an adoptee or birthparent). HB450, an equal rights bill, will restore the right of all Louisiana-born adoptees to request and obtain a copy of their own original birth certificate at age 24 (for more information and why the age is set at 24, see the Adoptees United analysis of the bill).
Contact your senator (or all senators) to let them know that you support HB450 and that they should vote YES when it comes before the full Senate. Your message can be short and simple and should be addressed to your Senator (or to each Senator generally if you choose). Reivew and revise the language below so that it works best for you.
I am a Louisiana resident and your constituent. I support full passage of HB450, which is a simple and overdue bill that will restore an an adopted person’s right to request and obtain their own birth record when they reach the age of 24. This is an important bill to me and to thousands of adoptees and their families. I request your leadership in moving the bill forward for Senate consideration. I further request your YES vote on the bill as reported favorably by Senate Judiciary A.
If you do not know your senator, you can find them here (or by clicking on the button below).
If you already know your Louisiana State Senator, you can find his her email address below.
If you want a full list of senators so that you can copy and paste all of them into your email application, here ya go:
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