Massachusetts is ground zero!
Bastardette learned a few hours ago that on Wednesday March 15 the Joint Committee on Children and Families is scheduled to vote on SB 959. We have been advised that Senator Karen Spilka, as rumored, intends to introduce an amendment to gut the bill, making birth certificate access prospective only. That is, only those adopted after the law takes effect would be treated equal to the non-adopted–“allowed” to access their own birth certificates. Generations of the already adopted in Massachusetts would continue to be stigmatized, treated like criminals, their rights civil rights denied by the state.
UNEQUAL PROTECTION IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!
How this once no-brainer shoe-in bill has become bitch-slapped around is a dog for another day. What we need now is committee passage of the bill as originally written–access with no exceptions. No restrictive amendment(s) is acceptable.
Please write or call committee members now. For help with talking points go to SB 959 Talking Points.
LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND!
CONTACT INFORMATION MASSACHUSETTS SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES
Senator Karen Spilka – [email protected] 617-722-1640
Senator Thomas McGee – [email protected] 617-722-1350
Senator Frederick Berry – [email protected] 617-722-1410
Senator Pamela Resor – [email protected] 617-1120
Senator Steven Baddour – [email protected] 617-722-1604
Senator Bruce Tarr – [email protected] 617-722-1600
Representative Shirley Owens-Hicks – [email protected] 617-722-2011
Representative Stephen LeDuc – [email protected] 617-722-2011
Representative Anne Paulsen – [email protected] 617-772-2140
Representative Cory Atkins – [email protected] 617-722-2013
Representative Deborah Blumer – [email protected] 617-722-2400
Representative Barbara L’Italien – mailto:Rep.BarbaraL 617-722- 2080
Representative John Scibak – [email protected] 617-722-2220 and 413-539-6566
Representative Patrick Natale – [email protected] 617-722-2810
Representative Tom Sannicandro – [email protected] 617-722-2090
Representative John Lepper – [email protected] 617-722-2100
Representative Vinny Demacedo – [email protected] 617-722-2100
Senate PresidentRobert Travaglini – [email protected]
Speaker of the House Salvatore DeMasi – [email protected]