tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post616880945514352262..comments2023-06-29T06:19:46.900-07:00Comments on Family Ties: ACLU-NJ Misses the Mark on AdoptionSusan P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00349497879874393200noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-54256788742387041122012-06-12T16:44:58.709-07:002012-06-12T16:44:58.709-07:00Thanks for such a well-put analysis!!
We need to ...Thanks for such a well-put analysis!!<br /><br />We need to keep in mind that having an intermediary is NOT preferable to nothing since nothing is very often what an intermediary produces.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-21107729834314975672012-06-11T18:03:06.562-07:002012-06-11T18:03:06.562-07:00Thank you JoAn. Now only if we can get the right ...Thank you JoAn. Now only if we can get the right people to read and understand it. I have e-mailed it to all NJ legislators and to Gov. Christie, and have sent it via twitter to ACLU-NJ and ACLU national. Don't think we can expect much while Christie is still in office, but think it's important to try to keep the facts out there.Susan Perryhttp://nanadays.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-5465125851726186912012-06-11T11:58:26.379-07:002012-06-11T11:58:26.379-07:00A brilliant summation, succinct, wide-ranging, and...A brilliant summation, succinct, wide-ranging, and devastating to illogic of ACLU-NJ. Thanks for quoting from the Tennessee and Oregon decisions, and especially for highlighting the eloquent statement from the 6th Circuit, "A birth is simultaneously an intimate occasion and a public event."<br /><br />JoAn ChaceAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369213839002289753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-49796816599182513532012-06-07T13:03:40.717-07:002012-06-07T13:03:40.717-07:00Hi Gaye,
I am sending this, and I have sent sever...Hi Gaye,<br /><br />I am sending this, and I have sent several other posts, directly to Gov. Christie. Not surprisingly, I have heard nothing from his office. His view seems to be thoroughly entrenched, but who knows? Miracles can happen! (It doesn't help that Christie says his adopted sister thinks a confidential intermediary system is an appropriate way to deal with the adoptee rights "dilemma")Susan P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00349497879874393200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-67604857677811888302012-06-07T10:24:01.847-07:002012-06-07T10:24:01.847-07:00A perfectly written and thorough post. Despite the...A perfectly written and thorough post. Despite the Florida ACLU's position, Florida is still very much a closed state.<br /><br />@Gaye,<br />"How does parenting the child "protect" her anonymity?" <br /><br />It just shows how ridiculous and poorly thought out some of these arguments are.<br /><br />Thanks for the chuckle :)Robinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-24357147990970015092012-06-07T08:14:04.971-07:002012-06-07T08:14:04.971-07:00Excellent! I hope someone sends a personal copy t...Excellent! I hope someone sends a personal copy to Christie. We'll certainly share it on his FB wall.<br /><br />One thing I noted: "More women may choose to keep babies that would be best cared for by an adoptive family."<br /><br />You totally nailed their obvious disdain for anyone with an "unplanned" pregnancy but there is also their very bad logic -<br /><br />A. A woman who is ashamed of her "crisis" pregnancy wants anonymity. <br /><br />B. If she can't get that anonymity in adoption, she will choose abortion.<br /><br />C. If she can't get that anonymity in adoption, she might alternatively choose to parent.<br /><br />How does parenting the child "protect" her anonymity?<br /><br />Am I missing something here?Gaye Tannenbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792214233203816331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-2571183583414367472012-06-07T07:09:07.205-07:002012-06-07T07:09:07.205-07:00Hey, that has to be good news, one hopes.....Hey, that has to be good news, one hopes.....Lorraine Duskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285341379272250245noreply@blogger.com