tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post9021704825177283546..comments2024-03-27T20:48:39.389-04:00Comments on [Birth Mother] First Mother Forum: Good News from PA: Unrestricted OBC Bill in LegislatureLorraine Duskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18285341379272250245noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-58053308624180725632010-04-02T07:34:14.963-04:002010-04-02T07:34:14.963-04:00Nice video! I hope the PA bill gets somewhere and ...Nice video! I hope the PA bill gets somewhere and is not amended to death. It looks like they are making a great effort.<br /><br />The Illinois bill is an abomination, yes, it stinks, and it should be stopped.<br /><br />Thanks for bringing attention to both of these bills, the good in PA,the bad and very ugly in Il.maryannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-29509752705719388672010-04-01T13:11:11.386-04:002010-04-01T13:11:11.386-04:00Amanda, let us know when we can start contacting a...Amanda, let us know when we can start contacting anyone thinking of adding disclosure/contact vetos if you feel it appropriate.<br /><br />I'm a moderator on PAAdoption Connection and have already has a couple of members write to ask when and who they can begin sending letters to. <br /><br />So far, I've directing them to the website... but you're right. We need to stop anyone in their tracks if they are thinking that it makes for good law to add vetos.Carolchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12983135296851385826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-81815995755550498752010-03-31T23:43:21.568-04:002010-03-31T23:43:21.568-04:00Bravo! Good deal - no extra crap added! I love i...Bravo! Good deal - no extra crap added! I love it!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05815710859859029536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-26736917490977520282010-03-31T21:25:52.887-04:002010-03-31T21:25:52.887-04:00Thank you Lorraine for posting this!
So far the b...Thank you Lorraine for posting this!<br /><br />So far the bill is very clean. It literally "directs traffic" right to the Vital Statistics Law so that Adult Adoptees recieve the same access to their OBCs for the same price and by the same method as every other citizen.<br /><br />The current system is a hodge-podge of mistreatment. There is a Passive Mutual Consent Registry, however, when we talk about thousands of Pennsylvania Adult Adoptees essentially being without access to an OBC, it isn't necessarily because First Parents are denying them (we know from Open Access States that denial is very, very rate). It's because judges are denying Adult Adoptees and referring them to the registry and as you all know, Passive Registries have massive failure rates. Parents who don't know about the registry can't register. Parents who aren't saavy to the rediculous politics may not be able to figure out how to register. Parents who are deceased absolutely (and obviously) can't register. This leaves Adult Adoptees hanging! (and doesn't even begin to address their rights).<br /><br />There's agreement that the system needs to be re-worked. Unfortunately, there is talk about disclosure/contact vetos among legislators and other concerned parties. We need to stop this in its tracks.The Declassified Adopteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726376584015902627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-10914512818288694802010-03-31T20:27:33.098-04:002010-03-31T20:27:33.098-04:00Thanks so much for posting this good news about th...Thanks so much for posting this good news about the clean bill in PA, and also about our struggle in Illinois against HB 5428. Adoption Reform Illinois has a petition going at Change.org to oppose HB 5428 which not only further cements the Illinois CI program but also as you noted makes it a CRIME to pursue your own genealogy via non-ID. If this atrocity gets passed it could spell bad news for other states.<br /><br />The Change.org petition is here:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/ILHB5428<br /><br />Go Pennsylvania! I hope your bill gets passed!Triona Guidryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969598333210972017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-63429239202327541622010-03-31T15:35:55.579-04:002010-03-31T15:35:55.579-04:00And P.S. Lorraine, your Grandaughter is beautiful!...And P.S. Lorraine, your Grandaughter is beautiful! What a sweetie.The Improper Adopteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460201280334904431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-2147956272255816732010-03-31T15:34:28.221-04:002010-03-31T15:34:28.221-04:00Gee, this is great :). I hope all PA residents wil...Gee, this is great :). I hope all PA residents will have Open Records. It'd be neat if the Adoptees Right's Protest there last year, influenced the consideration of this bill. I can't imagine anyone in Congress not being touched by Zara and DMC's incredibly beautiful I'm Legit either. That music can not help but haunt even the coldest hearts.The Improper Adopteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460201280334904431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-91904897756528100742010-03-31T13:55:23.737-04:002010-03-31T13:55:23.737-04:00Yay!! Finally! I'm a Pittsburgh girl and have ...Yay!! Finally! I'm a Pittsburgh girl and have waited so long to get something clean here! Thanks to Amanda and Priscilla for working hard to get the site set up. Come help us open up Pennsylvania!Carolchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12983135296851385826noreply@blogger.com