Make it OK for Adoptees in OK

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Oklahoma Adoption Records

May 18, 2011

I was wondering if some first mother’s would mind writing a quick email to the Oklahoma legislators below and please point out that as first mothers you were not “promised” confidentiality, but that it was enforced upon you when you relinquished your children.

They are trying to include language about balancing “birthparent privacy” when Judge’s consider an adoptee’s request for their records, in their adoption bill and some of the legislators are trying to fight it, but need help from the public.

All the legislators below need to hear from first mothers who are in agreement with the children they gave up for adoption to be given the same rights as other citizens to obtain their birth certificates in adulthood. If you would like to cc me also I will save the letters for later, as OK is in for a long haul when it comes to this.

Here are their email addresses again, right here:
Seneca.Scott@okhouse.gov>, “pampeterson@okhouse.gov”, sallykern@okhouse.gov, “lisajbilly@okhouse.gov”, mike.sanders@okhouse.gov, dougcox@okhouse.gov, jason.nelson@okhouse.gov, purinton@oksenate.gov

They will be meeting today or tomorrow, so if you could possibly shoot them an email it would be very helpful.

Thank you!

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Claudia Corrigan DArcy
Claudia Corrigan DArcy
Claudia Corrigan D’Arcy has been online and involved in the adoption community since early in 2001. Blogging since 2005, her website Musings of the Lame has become a much needed road map for many mothers who relinquished, adoptees who long to be heard, and adoptive parents who seek understanding. She is also an activist and avid supporter of Adoptee Rights and fights for nationwide birth certificate access for all adoptees with the Adoptee Rights Coalition. Besides here on Musings of the Lame, her writings on adoption issue have been published in The New York Times, BlogHer, Divine Caroline, Adoption Today Magazine, Adoption Constellation Magazine, Adopt-a-tude.com, Lost Mothers, Grown in my Heart, Adoption Voice Magazine, and many others. She has been interviewed by Dan Rather, Montel Williams and appeared on Huffington Post regarding adoption as well as presented at various adoption conferences, other radio and print interviews over the years. She resides in New York’s Hudson Valley with her husband, Rye, children, and various pets.

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8 Comments on "Make it OK for Adoptees in OK"

  1. Susie | May 18, 2011 at 9:25 pm |

    Even if you are not from OK?

  2. FauxClaud | May 18, 2011 at 10:04 pm |

    Yes… even non OK mommmas!

  3. Lorraine Dusky | May 22, 2011 at 2:36 pm |

    Right on, WRITE ON.

  4. Alison Boynton Noyce | June 7, 2011 at 2:38 am |

    Found your blog on Circle of Moms. First moms are sorely underrepresnted on adoption blog lists. Love your blog and your links to other blogs. I mentioned your blog in my own blog post about adoption blogs (yikes,how many times did I just use the word blog?) (www.theyreallmyown.blogspot.com).

    Alison

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