Oh Oh! The US loses another ally in the War Against Adoptees!
Taiwanese adoptees –including those adopted internationally–are now entitled to their records.
At a July 4th (appropriately!) news conference, the Children’s Bureau under the Taiwan Ministry of the Interior and Child Welfare League Foundation (CWLF) announced the establishment of the Child and Juvenile Adoption Information Center (CJAIC) in ZinDian, Tapiei County to disburse documents upon request to all Taiwanese adoptees 20 and older. Adoptees under 20 can get their records with their aparents permission. The information center, mandated by Child and Juvenile Welfare Law Number 17, holds about 10,000 adoption documents and about 10 new documents are added each day.
The July 5 issue of the China Press, quotes CWLF President Lin Jih-jiat as saying “It is our responsibility to provide a healthy, positive and happy environment for adoption families because we believe it is a good thing.” The center’s motto is “Convenient, professional, safe and reliable.”
Lin, obviously a dangerous person whom the US adoption industry needs to watch closely, added that adoption should be “healthy and positive.”
Imagine, Gladney or L-D-S or some whackjob Christian ministry…er, I mean agency (like this one)… or the NCFA Sultans of Secrecy making such an outrageous statement. Just the thought give me the vapors.
US State Department figures indicate that in 2005 141 visas were issued to Taiwanese orphans coming to the US. This number, of course, will plummet with infamous Law 17 on the books. We breathlessly await the response of the secret keepers in Washington and Salt Lake City to this breach of adoption ettiquete. Look for deployment of Recons to Taipei to secure filing cabinets and protect the right of Taiwanese parents to remain anonymous
Bastard Nation is happy to welcome Taiwan–and its adopted persons–into the 21st century. With this forward legislation Taiwan joins progressive countires in rejecting political-religio idealogues who treat adoptees as dirty little state secrets that just need to shut up and be grateful.
COUNTRIES THAT ALLOW IDENTITY ACCESS TO ADULT ADOPTEES:
ARGENTINA
AUSTRALIA (all but Queensland)
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
CROATIA
DENMARK
ENGLAND
FINLAND
FRANCE *
GERMANY
GREECE
ICELAND
IRELAND
ISRAEL
ITALY*
KOREA
MEXIO
NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
SCOTLAND
SPAIN
SWEDEN
TAIWAN
VENEZUELA
VIETNAM
WALES
*permit legal anonymous abandonment
Adoptacrats: Losing their control over us one brick at a time.
Don’t forget Australia Ms bastardette.
You forgot Austaralia and Holland is the Netherlands.
I am still loving to read your blog.
Oops
1. I didn’t notice I had “Holland” and “Netherlands” both. gka! My bad!
2. I didn’t include Austrlia since Queensland still has sealed records.
I’ll correct the list and put a disclaimer on Aus.
Thanks.
Bastardette
The way things are going, I
wouldn’t be surprised if Cuba unseals records before the USA. Libertade for all.
You bring up a good point. I just spent an hour Googling for Cuban adoption law and found nothing other than (surprise!) USians can’t adopt Cuban children.
Nor an answer to the other burning question of the day: Where’ Raul?
Chances are you’re correct.
Yay Taiwan! I am going there for the first time in October. I will have to raise a glass to one smart country!
Oh and about Austaralia, Victoria allows information for adoptees but not for mothers.
…AUSTRALIA (all but Queensland)
Yes it does.
But it is the only State to also introduce the option of information vetoes as well as contact vetoes.