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MICHIGAN: STOP HB 4696 AND HB 8297

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Michigan deformers have capitulated. Michigan’s original clean obc-access-rights-for-all bill has been replaced by something-is-better-than-nothing-for-a-few-favor legislation: the tie-barred HB 4896 and 6287. These bills, which must be passed together, contain a disclosure veto disguised as a Contact Preference Form that authorizes what the leggies quaintly call “former parents” and even more quaintly, “former siblings” to block issuance of the obc to adopted individuals. The bills also contain a contact veto. They have already passed the House and are now in the Senate. I had high hopes for Michigan, which already allows some adoptees to retrieve their obc and their identity. And I am sorry and sad that good people with good intentions have taken a short-term approach instead of a long-term solution. In the end we all pay. These bills need pulled. Below is the Bastard Nation Action Alert and how you can help stop this travesty. PLEASE FORWARD FREELY MICHIGAN HOUSE BILLS 4896 & 6287 The Michigan House of Representatives has just passed two very restrictive adoptee rights bills, HB 4896 and HB 6287, by the frightening majority of 90 – 10. The bills have now been forwarded to the Senate Committee on Families and Human Services. Please contact ALL Continue Reading →

MICHIGAN: WARNING–HB4896/4897/6287 ARE NOT CLEAN BILLS

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There’s been some talk on the ‘net that Michigan’s HB 4896 is a clean bill. IT IS NOT. Here is an informal message from Anita Field about the Michigan situation. We will have more information this later, but in the meantime please distribute this information freely. Bastardette Hi guys, Here is an update of Michigan HB 4896. You won’t be jumping for joy when you read this. Please forward all over. The original Michigan HB 4896 was really a good bill. It passed the Children and Family Services Committee by a vote of 8-5. But somehow on its way to the floor of the House, someone decided to split it into two bills. Consequently, HB 4896 was amended beyond recognition. The amended HB 4896 (4897) is now a very short bill. It seems to have 3 sections. 1. The bill will establish a Central Adoption Registry which must approve clearance to any adopted individual who requests an obc. Clearance will come after the adoptee has fulfilled the requirements of the Dept. of Human Services. 2. A CI may request the obc of an official client but the record shall be clearly marked “sealed record only.” 3. HB 4897 shall not Continue Reading →