HB597, a discriminatory bill in Florida that requires an adoptee to “connect with” a birth parent through the Florida adoption registry in order to request an original birth certificate, is set for a subcommittee hearing in the Florida House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. It is a terrible bill that will negatively impact the future of Florida adoptee rights, likely for decades.
I am asking advocates, allies, and supporters of adoptee rights to contact members of the subcommittee and request that they vote “NO” on HB597. You can read my analysis of HB597 here. Email addresses and names of the subcommittee members are below, which can be copied and pasted into your email program. Rep. Richard Stark’s email is not listed, as he is the sponsor of the bill and already obviously supports it. He is the only member of the committee that publicly supports this bill.
Suggested Messages
Modify these messages as you see fit, but include who you are and any background of your connection to adoption and adoptee rights (adoptee, birthparent, adoptive parent, etc.)
For Florida Residents
I am a ______________ and a Florida voter. I request that you vote NO on HB597, which is set for a hearing in the Health Quality Subcommittee on March 12, 2019. While I appreciate Rep. Richard Stark’s efforts on behalf of adult adoptees, HB597 is a bill that Florida adoptees, adoptive parents, and birth parents do not want. It will move our state backwards on this issue, mandate that adoptees—including those formerly in foster care— “connect with” birthparents to obtain the adoptees’ own government vital records, and require the use of the Florida adoption registry system, an inefficient and unnecessarily costly program for Florida taxpayers. Florida should follow the lead of its neighbor Alabama, which in 1999 restored a right that all adult adopted persons in Florida had until 1977: a right to obtain to their own original birth certificate upon request. Please vote NO when HB597 comes up for consideration in the subcommittee on Tuesday.
All Others
I am a ________________. I request that you vote NO on HB597, which is set for a hearing in the Health Quality Subcommittee on March 12, 2019. While I appreciate Rep. Richard Stark’s efforts on behalf of adult adoptees, HB597 is a bill that adoptees, adoptive parents, and birth parents do not want. It will move Florida backwards on this issue, mandate that adoptees—including those formerly in foster care— “connect with” birthparents to obtain the adoptees’ own government vital records, and require the use of the Florida adoption registry system, an inefficient and unnecessarily costly program for Florida taxpayers. Florida should follow the lead of its neighbor Alabama, which has restored a right that all adult adopted persons in Florida had until 1977: a right to obtain to their own original birth certificates upon request. Please vote NO when HB597 comes up for consideration in the subcommittee on Tuesday.
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Suggested Tweets
Vote NO on HB597 in committee. Mandated reunion with a birthparent is a disastrous idea. @ColleenLBurton @kamiabrownfl45 @CordByrd https://adopteerightslaw.com/vote-no-florida-hb597/
Vote NO on HB597 in committee. Mandated reunion with a birthparent is a disastrous idea. @traciedavisjax @VoteRandyFine @scottplakon https://adopteerightslaw.com/vote-no-florida-hb597/
Vote NO on HB597 in committee. Mandated reunion with a birthparent is a disastrous idea. @CoachP_CHS @CarlosGSmith @voteforjennifer cc: @RichardNStark https://adopteerightslaw.com/vote-no-florida-hb597/
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