tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post3583545845867823489..comments2023-06-29T06:19:46.900-07:00Comments on Family Ties: Ohio Right to Life Embraces Adoptee RightsSusan P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00349497879874393200noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-8064568730887955652013-03-12T12:32:09.005-07:002013-03-12T12:32:09.005-07:00ITAITARobinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-17877636260828126892013-03-11T16:38:10.775-07:002013-03-11T16:38:10.775-07:00Robin-
I agree with you. And I don't understan...Robin-<br />I agree with you. And I don't understand WHY after all this time we have had child abuse laws in this country (or even before) no one has ever stressed that rejecting your child (through purposeful adoption) is a horrible, horrible thing to do. If some woman who was married walked out on her baby she would be called every name in the book. But it is fine to give your baby to strangers and walk away? Why don't they ever connect the dots that both babies are going to feel the same exact hurt? Adoptive mothers do not make up for the pain of losing a natural mother. No parent should have the right to deny contact either and any parent that does is an abuser imo. I also don't like the fact that we don't really know if an adoptee's mother or father really did request no contact or if another relative did it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-13587398412936517702013-03-11T13:53:39.135-07:002013-03-11T13:53:39.135-07:00It is hopeful to at least hear one strong opponent...It is hopeful to at least hear one strong opponent finally support our position. It's just hard for me not to feel that as long as it is about the natural parents that we aren't going to get anywhere It is not about them.<br /><br />I am so grateful that we have your powerful and eloquent voice on our side.Robinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-1432499465537581772013-03-11T13:23:20.343-07:002013-03-11T13:23:20.343-07:00I do agree with what you're saying here, Robin...I do agree with what you're saying here, Robin, but I am so used to hearing the truly horrible testimony from New Jersey Right to Life that this testimony really did sound like a a breath of fresh air to me. In New Jersey, we have had the added problem of the ACLU opposing adoptee rights bills because it thinks the bills unfairly curtail a women's reproductive choices! How are we to even combat such an illogical position? The rights of children to their own history are unfortunately not even on its radar screen. Obviously, we still have a long, long way to go. But maybe the stance of ORTL will influence other Right to Life chapters -- they continue to be a huge stumbling block in many states.<br />Susan P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00349497879874393200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-81467815746683671222013-03-11T13:07:33.297-07:002013-03-11T13:07:33.297-07:00I feel like I should be jumping for joy over this ...I feel like I should be jumping for joy over this post but truthfully, I'm not. Of course, I support the open records but the focus is still, as always, on the adults. There is no mention that it is the child who had NO say and actually lived being adopted. And that said child does grow up and becomes an adult who is entitled to all information about his existence just as any non-adopted person is.<br /><br />I am concerned about what Ms. Miracle said. She is again giving all the power to the parents by stressing their right to privacy. If the natural parent opts for a contact veto, is the adoptee still able to get his or her OBC? <br /><br />It pains me to think of all of the adult adoptees who have passed on without being able to find their parents because of this antiquated thinking, which the Ohio Right to Life now realizes is wrong.<br /><br />On a side note, I don't think that any relinquishing parents today should have the right to have a totally closed adoption. They should all be informed that every child has the right to know who his or her parents and extended family are and to his complete medical history.Robinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-37675055124822859472013-03-11T11:17:37.473-07:002013-03-11T11:17:37.473-07:00The date restrictions had been established in an e...The date restrictions had been established in an earlier bill that passed. This bill is the attempt to address those inequalities. Susan P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00349497879874393200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-88696363901018616332013-03-11T09:07:42.726-07:002013-03-11T09:07:42.726-07:00Why are there date restrictions? Did adoption reco...Why are there date restrictions? Did adoption records close in Ohio in 1964? Because if not, then this is a dirty bill and it is of course unfair to all adoptees born before then. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com