tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post2427178935279304460..comments2024-03-27T20:48:39.389-04:00Comments on [Birth Mother] First Mother Forum: Another year of progress in adoption reformLorraine Duskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18285341379272250245noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-51704137160481465212014-12-30T15:43:39.793-05:002014-12-30T15:43:39.793-05:00I believe Jane meant any children that were not re...I believe Jane meant any children that were not removed from the family, or taken from the mother, by the state due to abuse. That is what "voluntary" means in this regard. Lorraine Duskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285341379272250245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-50047424206091870822014-12-30T15:33:43.976-05:002014-12-30T15:33:43.976-05:00Georgia Tann's Adoption Practices have been th...Georgia Tann's Adoption Practices have been thoroughly discredited - and State by State the laws she (and her practices) inspired are coming off the books. <br /><br />Those who want to help end the #TannLehmanLegacy in New York State - please contact New York State Adoptee Equality on Facebook or Twitter - or email us at NewYorkStateEquality@gmail.comCathi Swetthttp://newyorkstateequality.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-4185872326806265692014-12-30T14:50:34.193-05:002014-12-30T14:50:34.193-05:00Lorraine, thanks for keeping up on this. Here is ...Lorraine, thanks for keeping up on this. Here is a link for anyone who relinquished or was adopted in Colorado to apply for their records. http://www.aisctc.org/index.php/laws/model-languageAttila the Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02158308703617226652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-33010109156915292562014-12-30T12:09:27.100-05:002014-12-30T12:09:27.100-05:00Karen: If you tried to comment without clicking ou...Karen: If you tried to comment without clicking out of Facebook the comment was lost into the ether. It never registered here. See the Comment instructions and I hope you will leave it again. Lorraine Duskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285341379272250245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-21405961593975056762014-12-30T12:00:55.334-05:002014-12-30T12:00:55.334-05:00I posted a comment but it hasn't appeared. Why...I posted a comment but it hasn't appeared. Why not? It was respectful. I asked what "reforming" adoption means and looks like.<br />KarenWBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437668705948377247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-64047006874639894112014-12-30T01:15:16.715-05:002014-12-30T01:15:16.715-05:00What an interesting and telling statement, "C...What an interesting and telling statement, "Colorado's new law allows first mothers to obtain their child's original birth certificate and, for those that relinquished ****voluntarily****, copies of all documents **they signed**." This says, to me, ''we're not, can't, won't release any of the telling documents from forced or coerced adoptions but we will let some of you have the stuff you ''voluntarily'' signed.'' Also interesting that they are still not willing to release -all- documents related to labour, delivery, birth and other, up till time of adoption... Why is that so hard to do? It involved the mothers and their children not anyone else. It is the mother and child's medical records.... Refusing to release all records smells of deceit and cover-up and nothing else. Release the records to whom they belong and pertain to. Simple.<br /><br />You're darn tootin there ''outta be a law''. When adoption is considered. The number one law... inform mother's and father's of effects the adoption may have on mothers/parents and adoptees, plus their options and resources to parent. Then shut-up and let them think and decide for themselves what they will do. What --they-- want to do. Cindy Aulabaughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-46007242053541755162014-12-29T21:57:11.941-05:002014-12-29T21:57:11.941-05:00I am curious about Arizona laws. I would like a c...I am curious about Arizona laws. I would like a copy of my daughter's original birth certificate. It is ridiculous to keep me from having it, since I filled out the forms in the first place and had a copy for a long time. Sealing it from me is a waste of time and effort. Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05815710859859029536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-53467605567640859592014-12-29T14:21:26.660-05:002014-12-29T14:21:26.660-05:00I agree with Lorraine. I have very little hope for...I agree with Lorraine. I have very little hope for NY. Clearly no one is listening. They just don't care to learn the truth about adoption and why records must be opened. It's like beating my head against a brick wall.Julia Emilynoreply@blogger.com