Dystopia’s Child
National Adoption Month “Dystopia’s Child” was originally published in LUMINA vol. XVIII. Yesterday I republished it on Medium.com. Because… November is National Adoption Awareness Month. Not just happy stories As…
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National Adoption Month “Dystopia’s Child” was originally published in LUMINA vol. XVIII. Yesterday I republished it on Medium.com. Because… November is National Adoption Awareness Month. Not just happy stories As…
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A refusal to unseal adoption records by a judge in Iowa leaves an adoptee with no recourse. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2016/03/11/iowa-supreme-court-denies-alcoholic-woman-seeking-open-adoption-record/81664750/ Above is a link to a news story that will break your…
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Unrestricted access Adoptees need access to their birth records. Only 9 U.S. states currently provide adult adoptees unrestricted access to their original birth certificates. Although partial access or restricted access…
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A sealed original birth certificate Want to know how to obtain an original birth certificate? Let’s start HERE. It’s a WikiHow. And it’ll take less than a minute of your…
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What makes an adoption illegal “Illegal adoptions arise in different ways, but one of the most controversial is when a child’s birth certificate falsely states that its adoptive parents are…
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Burger King baby has happy meal Okay, not a meal exactly–but chocolate! According to the article I read on the Internet, the attorney who made the arrangements for the young…
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Children of same-sex couples I recently I read this. It has to do with the birth certificates of children of same-sex couples. The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that both…
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Rhode Island Adoptees Win! Rhode Island Adoptees have won the right to access their original birth certificates! And isn’t it cool that the Rhode Island flag says, “Hope?” It’s…
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Sign to unseal records! Birthparents can now sign a petition to unseal adoption records. I joined American Adoption Congress recently and saw their call to action asking for birthparents to…
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Why open records? Open records are a crucial part of adoptee rights. As as 17-year-old about to place a child for adoption, I wondered exactly what was meant by…
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Annette Baran passed away on July 11th. Annette Baran is one of the co-authors of the book, The Adoption Triangle. The Adoption Triangle is a classic. I found Baran’s book…
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