http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ander750/thoughts/ A 2004-5 bill in the legislature that gives adoptees at age 19 the rights to obtain their original birth certificate. Need support from the triad (adoptees, birth parents, adoptive parents. Sponsored by MCAR (Minnesota Coalition for Adoption Reform. I will post comments from our group and need feedback from others involved. Talk to you later. en-us 2013-03-01T15:57:49-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ander750/thoughts/387203.html Lifetime Secrets and Their Effect on the Adoptee Labels: Adoptee rights, adoptee rights bills, Adoptive families, secrecy in adoption Excerpt: Every adopted person's journey is unique, of course, but I know that my story is not atypical. I just... ander750 2013-03-01T15:57:49-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ander750/thoughts/386307.html Talking points: Original birth certificates would be available to ALL MN-Born adult adoptees at age 18. Adoptee and non-adoptee would have equal access to their own factual birth certificate. No "permission slips"/Affidavits of Disclosure or Non-disclosure No waiting periods while... ander750 2013-02-22T10:31:29-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ander750/thoughts/385460.html Again this legislative year we in MCAR (Minnesota Coalition for Adoption Reform) are lobbying for a bill that would equal Minnesota adoptees to all other Minnesota citizens--the right to obtain their original birth certificate. Stay tuned.... ander750 2013-02-14T16:11:02-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ander750/thoughts/385450.html admin test... admin 2013-02-14T15:08:15-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ander750/thoughts/036455.html MINNESOTA SF1005/HF 659 allows adoptees, 19 or older, to get a copy of their OBC (original birth certificate). Birth parents(s) may elect to file a contact preference form, but preference of no cantact does not preclude adoptees from making contact.... ander750 2006-01-28T09:31:53-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ander750/thoughts/021861.html LETTERS Observing Birth Mother's Day To the editor: Birth Mother's Day, May 7, was created in 1990 by a group of Seattle, Wash., birth mothers who share that day's pain of being shut out of their child's life. There is... ander750 2005-05-18T07:32:08-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ander750/thoughts/019201.html In a perfect world, no adoptee would be denied his/her original Birth Certificate because of an affidavit of non-disclosure signed by the birthmother. But these affidavits are few in the states that have opened up reform, so why should the... ander750 2005-04-06T13:09:03-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ander750/thoughts/008796.html I need to explain my part in this adoption triad. I am an adoptive mother who helped her three children search for their birth families. I felt this was vital to their adult lives as the need to know your... ander750 2004-10-30T07:56:55-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ander750/thoughts/008525.html We believe that (1) all adopted persons should have direct access to truthful, identifying information about their birth and origins. (2) Adoption is not a one-time legal event but a lifetime human process for all members of the adoption kinship... ander750 2004-10-26T16:30:31-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ander750/thoughts/007045.html Look this up. Very interesting and educational. U.S. Adoptions Get Easier Some Domestic Agencies Say They Now Have More Babies Than Applicants By SUEIN HWANG Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL September 28, 2004; Page D1... ander750 2004-10-06T16:28:55-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ander750/thoughts/006936.html Testing. I am a member of MCAR (Minnesota Coalition for Adoption Reform) and want all interested in reforming MN adoption laws to know about us. Mainly we advocate that adopted adults at age 19 can get their original birth certificate... ander750 2004-10-05T20:08:11-06:00