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Legislation: Where We Stand, What You Can Do
As we move into a critical period in many state legislative sessions—and as the U.S. Congress essentially moves forward with a new session—here’s where we stand and what all of us can do today.
What Works, What’s Broken, and Who Bears the Cost
How current U.S. immigration law has failed intercountry adoptees.
The (Ongoing) Truth About Florida
This time, I will jump in a frozen Minnesota lake and donate $500 to charity if I am wrong.
Bill Actions for the First Week of March
Bills in Arizona, Idaho, and Tennessee are up for consideration in committee this week, plus bills in Iowa and Mississippi are facing critical deadlines.
A Brief History of Florida Adoptee Rights
The updated report covers the beginning of Florida adoption law in 1885 and provides a more than 100-year timeline of adoptee rights in the state.
Crunch Week: What You Can Do
Adoptee rights bills are being heard in numerous committees this week. Here’s what is on those agendas as well as recommended actions.
American Baby and the Punishing Secrecy of Adoption
American Baby weaves truth into the adoptions that predominated the second half of the twentieth century, a time of locked down records, secret transactions, and abusive experimentation.
Why I Changed Hawaii’s Status
Hawai’i has been reclassified as a state with compromised rights for adult adoptees. Here’s why.
What Happens When You Question Adoption
The politicization of the Barretts’ adoptions from Haiti—which they’ve clearly politicized themselves—highlights the rift between concept and reality in intercountry adoption.