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Iowa

Last updated on February 26, 2021

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.

Last updated on May 26, 2020

When the Biggest Opposition is a Pandemic

Remaining genuine equal rights bills are trying to get attention while a pandemic closes down capitols. Here’s a legislative update.

Last updated on April 25, 2019

Tell Iowa Reps: NO on SF621

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Contact members of the Iowa House of Representatives. Tell them to vote NO on SF621

Last updated on April 21, 2019

Who Else Gets Your OBC?

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An Iowa bill has another problem: who actually gets the OBC? Everyone in the family, including the family dog? And which “family?”

Last updated on April 23, 2019

Is This the Year for Iowa? No.

Clean bills have made it out of the first legislative “funnel”—a deadline in Iowa for bills to be voted out of committee.

Last updated on February 19, 2018

Legislative Update: Florida, New York and All Others

February 2018 Legislative OBC Update

The latest in adoptee rights legislation, with sessions just getting started, in full swing, or even close to adjournment. New York and Florida are the big ones but others hang on to the promise of clean.

Last updated on May 28, 2019

Iowa

Adult adoptees in Iowa do not have a right to obtain their own original birth certificates. It takes a court order to release any information.

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Gregory D. Luce
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Minneapolis Minnesota 55419
T: (612) 221-3947
E: [email protected]

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