tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post3638207204962470849..comments2023-06-29T06:19:46.900-07:00Comments on Family Ties: Sealed Records -- A Secret the Industry Would Like to KeepSusan P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00349497879874393200noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-20551203541375131252012-05-26T11:58:36.850-07:002012-05-26T11:58:36.850-07:00I agree with you, Robin. The adoptee voice should...I agree with you, Robin. The adoptee voice should be stronger, and even more important, people should start listening! More adoptive parents speaking out for adoptee rights would help as well. I do believe some adoptive parents don't know just how discriminatory current practice is. My a-mother had no idea, and neither did I until I wanted my records.Susan P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00349497879874393200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-25946221998919742772012-05-26T07:46:18.031-07:002012-05-26T07:46:18.031-07:00*none* not now*none* not nowRobinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-76077650404936230772012-05-26T07:45:26.977-07:002012-05-26T07:45:26.977-07:00I found it rather ironic that you were in an Apple...I found it rather ironic that you were in an Apple store and that now of the instructors were aware of the reality of being adopted in the U.S. given that the late Steve Jobs himself was an adoptee. Maybe because it was a well-known fact that he had found his original parents that most people didn't realize how hard that was for him to accomplish. I believe it was his mother's obstetrician who on his (the doctor's) deathbed decided to break his silence and tell Steve who his natural parents were.<br /><br />You wrote in the comment section that we need more APs to speak out because their voices carry more weight. While this is undoubtedly true, we also need to work on strengthening the power and respect of the adoptee voice. APs should no longer be running the show or the most important voice in the 'triad' when the adoptees are adults.Robinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-64499511898219464962012-05-24T19:55:24.753-07:002012-05-24T19:55:24.753-07:00Thanks for this brief history of the closing of ad...Thanks for this brief history of the closing of adoption records. Useful!Lori Lavender Luzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394441222262940632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-91976041122014408422012-05-24T18:23:10.773-07:002012-05-24T18:23:10.773-07:00Great research and analysis of the issue of sealed...Great research and analysis of the issue of sealed/closed/altered birth records, Susan. Please keep sharing your insightful work with the rest of the world. As you pointed out, records were sealed to keep the birth/original/first family, especially the natural mothers, from locating their "surrendered" newborns. You may find it especially interesting that many natural fathers were actually from families of prominent politicians, civic leaders, and, in a lot of cases, were themselves priests who had fathered the children, during the Baby Scoop Era (1950's to 1970's). The natural fathers were warned that having a baby under such circumstances, especially before their professional educations were completed,would "ruin the rest of their lives." It is no surprise to me that the National Conference of Catholic Bishops continues to thwart adoptees' efforts to open records and restore access to the OBC. Their reasons are DEEPLY PERSONAL...Chad Rancherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00087307502003629366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-43614282519145720082012-05-24T09:58:42.863-07:002012-05-24T09:58:42.863-07:00THANK YOU! My voice will be added...THANK YOU! My voice will be added...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-77031564281034639892012-05-24T09:29:24.125-07:002012-05-24T09:29:24.125-07:00Many states have organizations that are lobbying t...Many states have organizations that are lobbying to have birth records unsealed. In Utah, the American Adoption Congress representative is Donnie Davis, and you can find out how to contact him on the American Adoption Congress website at http://www.americanadoptioncongress.org/state_reps.php#reps<br />As an adoptive parent, please add your voice to the effort to allow adult adoptees access to their original birth certificates. Since adoptive parents are the "customers" of the adoption industry, their voices tend to carry more weight in the legislative arena than the voices of adult adoptees themselves.Susan P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00349497879874393200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-12625536125605305852012-05-24T07:52:45.866-07:002012-05-24T07:52:45.866-07:00We adopted through Utah and would like our child t...We adopted through Utah and would like our child to have access to an original birth certificate. We are part of the registry so records are going to be available. BUT the OBC is sealed. Is there some where we can go to try to change this? Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-39729763206279938972012-05-23T19:26:24.692-07:002012-05-23T19:26:24.692-07:00It's my view as a reunited adoptee that a chie...It's my view as a reunited adoptee that a chief reason for maintaining adoption secrecy is to limit the likelihood of adoptees obtaining inheritances from their b-families.<br /><br />In my case my b-mom was absolutely determined to keep her pregnancy and relinquishment of me a secret. However, several years later, after she'd married a man who was not my b-dad, the truth came out. He was an attorney and took a number of steps to insulate her assets against the possibility that I might appear and seek a share of property that had been in her family for several generations.<br /><br />Meanwhile, on my b-dad's side, my b-grandfather knew of my birth and actually included me in his will. To make a long story short, some members of my b-dad's family opposed my inclusion and succeeded in depriving me of a legacy of about $25,000.sb32199https://www.blogger.com/profile/13940979256939641188noreply@blogger.com