Birthmothers and Witches
Scotland’s Witches King James VI of Scotland and subsequent rulers vilified people believed to be witches with great fervor during the 16th and 18th centuries. They tortured and executed over…
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Scotland’s Witches King James VI of Scotland and subsequent rulers vilified people believed to be witches with great fervor during the 16th and 18th centuries. They tortured and executed over…
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A Magdalene laundry memorial According to the New York Times, a new memorial will be developed in the last remaining “Magdalene laundry” in Dublin. The compound with its convent and…
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Medium.com essays Secrets and lies abound in the the world of adoption. I’m finished with secrets and lies and have been for some time. November is National Adoption Awareness Month….
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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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Closed records hide medical history Adult adoptees often don’t know their medical history. Treated as perpetual children, in most U.S. states they have no access to their medical histories. Why?…
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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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Nancy Drew, girl detective From the beginning I knew I would search for my son. I never let go of the idea that I would find him, but I had…
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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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