ACTION ALERT – DEFEAT CALIFORNIA AB 372

We are running on a very tight schedule here, so I’m posting CalOpen’s AB 372 Action Alert here instead of writing up a separate one for BN. Bastard Nation is submitting it’s testimony later today.

NOTE: As of this posting, the official Ma amendments are not available.

Help us defeat this abomination!

Issued April 20, 2009

On Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 AB 372 will come before the California State Legislature’s Assembly Judiciary Committee. Assembly Bill 372 would require State Notification to birthparents of an adoptee’s request for their record and the birthparent’s Consent to Disclosure and Release of the Original Birth Certificate to the adoptee. Until the amendments are viewed, it is not known who would fund the notification. Perhaps that would be the responsibility of the adoptee making request.

WE MUST ACT NOW TO DEFEAT AB 372 AND LEAVE CLEAR THE PATH FOR A RIGHTS DRIVEN OPEN RECORDS BILL. DO NOT ALLOW A MISGUIDED ATTEMPT TO WORK WITHIN AND EXPAND AN EXISTING DISCLOSURE VETO, UNDER THE GUISE OF “PRIVACY RIGHTS”, TO ESTABLISH FURTHER PRECEDENT IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA! NO MORE BAD LAW ON THE BOOKS!

VIEW UPCOMING AMENDMENTS TO AB 372: http://www.calopen.org/MaMemoRE_AB372.pdf

FAX, PHONE and E-MAIL the Assembly Judiciary Committee to vote NO on AB 372.
A SAMPLE LETTER on how to direct your comments to the Committee can be found here:
http://www.calopen.org/lobby.shtml

We urge all California residents to ATTEND THE HEARING.
http://www.calopen.org/attend.shtml

You can watch and listen LIVE to the hearing via the internet:
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Room Number 4202
8:00 AM (PST)
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/committee_hearings/defaulttext.asp
(Click on Committee Room List)

PLEASE PHONE, FAX AND E-MAIL the members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee:
http://www.calopen.org/asmjudy.shtml

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YOU LETTERS AND PHONE CALLS DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

California Open and Coalition Partners thank you for your activism!
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