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<tHfoc.45054$Ut1.1277197@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
"Marley Greiner" <maddogmarley@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Please forward May 12, 2004 CONTACT: Bastard Nation The Adoptee Rights Organization P.O. Box 271672 Houston, TX 77277-1672 1-415-704-3166 BASTARD NATION CELEBRATES NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGISLATIVE VICTORY -- ADULT ADOPTEES REGAIN ACCESS TO THEIR ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATES Adult adoptees born and adopted in New Hampshire regained access to their own original, pre-adoption birth certificates following the enactment of Senate Bill 335 by the New Hampshire General Court. The new law will take effect on January 1, 2005, and will allow adult adoptees to receive copies of their original birth certificates upon request, without restriction. The bill's sponsor, Senator Lou D'Allesandro (D-District 20), led the successful legislative campaign and resisted attempts to place restrictions on the legislation, which would have resulted in much more limited access by adult adoptees to their own original birth certificates. Rep. Janet Allen (R- Dist. 31) and the Deputy Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rep. Michael Whalley (R-Dist. 31), championed the legislation alongside Sen. D'Allesandro. Rep. Allen, an adult adoptee and member of the Legislative Committee of Bastard Nation: The Adoptee Rights Organization, made an impassioned plea for passage on the House floor, citing the fundamental fairness of treating adopted citizens the same as all others with regard to accessing their own government-held birth certificates. Senate Bill 335 was originally drafted by Paul Schibbelhute, a birth father residing in New Hampshire and member of the New Hampshire grassroots group which supported the legislation alongside a partnership of individuals and national organizations including the American Adoption Congress and Bastard Nation: The Adoptee Rights Organization. New Hampshire joins Alaska, Kansas, Alabama, and Oregon in providing adult adoptees with unrestricted access to their original birth certificates. Most other nations in the developed world open records to adult adoptees. Bastard Nation applauds all those who worked hard to enact this law. We encourage the citizens of other states to enact similar legislation, because it's the right thing to do.



Outstanding!




steve

"Steve White" <steve@spam.me.never> wrote in message
news:steve-6FF0EB.22514711052004@netnews.comcast.net... In article <tHfoc.45054$Ut1.1277197@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>, "Marley Greiner" <maddogmarley@worldnet.att.net> wrote: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Please forward May 12, 2004 CONTACT: Bastard Nation The Adoptee Rights Organization P.O. Box 271672 Houston, TX 77277-1672 1-415-704-3166 BASTARD NATION CELEBRATES NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGISLATIVE VICTORY -- ADULT ADOPTEES REGAIN ACCESS TO THEIR ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATES Adult adoptees born and adopted in New Hampshire regained access to
their own original, pre-adoption birth certificates following the enactment of Senate Bill 335 by the New Hampshire General Court. The new law will
take effect on January 1, 2005, and will allow adult adoptees to receive
copies of their original birth certificates upon request, without restriction.
The bill's sponsor, Senator Lou D'Allesandro (D-District 20), led the
successful legislative campaign and resisted attempts to place restrictions on the legislation, which would have resulted in much more limited access by
adult adoptees to their own original birth certificates. Rep. Janet Allen (R- Dist. 31) and the Deputy Speaker of the New
Hampshire House of Representatives, Rep. Michael Whalley (R-Dist. 31), championed
the legislation alongside Sen. D'Allesandro. Rep. Allen, an adult adoptee
and member of the Legislative Committee of Bastard Nation: The Adoptee
Rights Organization, made an impassioned plea for passage on the House floor, citing the fundamental fairness of treating adopted citizens the same as
all others with regard to accessing their own government-held birth certificates. Senate Bill 335 was originally drafted by Paul Schibbelhute, a birth
father residing in New Hampshire and member of the New Hampshire grassroots
group which supported the legislation alongside a partnership of individuals
and national organizations including the American Adoption Congress and
Bastard Nation: The Adoptee Rights Organization. New Hampshire joins Alaska, Kansas, Alabama, and Oregon in providing
adult adoptees with unrestricted access to their original birth certificates. Most other nations in the developed world open records to adult
adoptees. Bastard Nation applauds all those who worked hard to enact this law.
We encourage the citizens of other states to enact similar legislation,
because it's the right thing to do. Outstanding! steve

Thanks. It was a real rollercoaster. Gov. Benson let it pass through at
4:30 today. I went up to Concord and testified as did Adam Pertman,
Elizabeth Samuels, lots of locals and regionals, and Tom Atwood (obviously
against..) And it shows that you don't have to compromise to win. It was
an up or down vote. The sponsor, the indomiable Sen. D"Allesandro, like
us, refused to budge, and we did it! Yippee! I only wish that Bill could
be here to see this victory. He'd have enjoyed it in his own peculiar way.

Marley

"Steve White" <steve@spam.me.never> wrote in message
news:steve-6FF0EB.22514711052004@netnews.comcast.net... In article <tHfoc.45054$Ut1.1277197@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>, "Marley Greiner" <maddogmarley@worldnet.att.net> wrote: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Please forward May 12, 2004 CONTACT: Bastard Nation The Adoptee Rights Organization P.O. Box 271672 Houston, TX 77277-1672 1-415-704-3166 BASTARD NATION CELEBRATES NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGISLATIVE VICTORY -- ADULT ADOPTEES REGAIN ACCESS TO THEIR ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATES Adult adoptees born and adopted in New Hampshire regained access to
their own original, pre-adoption birth certificates following the enactment of Senate Bill 335 by the New Hampshire General Court. The new law will
take effect on January 1, 2005, and will allow adult adoptees to receive
copies of their original birth certificates upon request, without restriction.
The bill's sponsor, Senator Lou D'Allesandro (D-District 20), led the
successful legislative campaign and resisted attempts to place restrictions on the legislation, which would have resulted in much more limited access by
adult adoptees to their own original birth certificates. Rep. Janet Allen (R- Dist. 31) and the Deputy Speaker of the New
Hampshire House of Representatives, Rep. Michael Whalley (R-Dist. 31), championed
the legislation alongside Sen. D'Allesandro. Rep. Allen, an adult adoptee
and member of the Legislative Committee of Bastard Nation: The Adoptee
Rights Organization, made an impassioned plea for passage on the House floor, citing the fundamental fairness of treating adopted citizens the same as
all others with regard to accessing their own government-held birth certificates. Senate Bill 335 was originally drafted by Paul Schibbelhute, a birth
father residing in New Hampshire and member of the New Hampshire grassroots
group which supported the legislation alongside a partnership of individuals
and national organizations including the American Adoption Congress and
Bastard Nation: The Adoptee Rights Organization. New Hampshire joins Alaska, Kansas, Alabama, and Oregon in providing
adult adoptees with unrestricted access to their original birth certificates. Most other nations in the developed world open records to adult
adoptees. Bastard Nation applauds all those who worked hard to enact this law.
We encourage the citizens of other states to enact similar legislation,
because it's the right thing to do. Outstanding! steve

Thanks. It was a real rollercoaster. Gov. Benson let it pass through at
4:30 today. I went up to Concord and testified as did Adam Pertman,
Elizabeth Samuels, lots of locals and regionals, and Tom Atwood (obviously
against..) And it shows that you don't have to compromise to win. It was
an up or down vote. The sponsor, the indomiable Sen. D"Allesandro, like
us, refused to budge, and we did it! Yippee! I only wish that Bill could
be here to see this victory. He'd have enjoyed it in his own peculiar way.

Marley

Marley writes of NH:
It was a real rollercoaster. Gov. Benson let it pass through at4:30 today. I went up to Concord and testified as did Adam Pertman,Elizabeth Samuels, lots of locals and regionals, and Tom Atwood (obviouslyagainst..) And it shows that you don't have to compromise to win. It wasan up or down vote. The sponsor, the indomiable Sen. D"Allesandro, likeus, refused to budge, and we did it! Yippee! I only wish that Bill couldbe here to see this victory. He'd have enjoyed it in his own peculiar way.Marley

Marley, any time you need a letter-writing campaign, I think people here would
participate. Please announce when you need letters next time, either snail or
e-mail.

You rock.


P2P

Marley writes of NH:
It was a real rollercoaster. Gov. Benson let it pass through at4:30 today. I went up to Concord and testified as did Adam Pertman,Elizabeth Samuels, lots of locals and regionals, and Tom Atwood (obviouslyagainst..) And it shows that you don't have to compromise to win. It wasan up or down vote. The sponsor, the indomiable Sen. D"Allesandro, likeus, refused to budge, and we did it! Yippee! I only wish that Bill couldbe here to see this victory. He'd have enjoyed it in his own peculiar way.Marley

Marley, any time you need a letter-writing campaign, I think people here would
participate. Please announce when you need letters next time, either snail or
e-mail.

You rock.


P2P

"Palms2pines" <palms2pines@aol.comh8spam> wrote in message
news:20040512140310.09152.00000302@mb-m17.aol.com... Marley writes of NH: It was a real rollercoaster. Gov. Benson let it pass through at4:30 today. I went up to Concord and testified as did Adam Pertman,Elizabeth Samuels, lots of locals and regionals, and Tom Atwood
(obviouslyagainst..) And it shows that you don't have to compromise to win. It
wasan up or down vote. The sponsor, the indomiable Sen. D"Allesandro,
likeus, refused to budge, and we did it! Yippee! I only wish that Bill
couldbe here to see this victory. He'd have enjoyed it in his own peculiar
way.Marley Marley, any time you need a letter-writing campaign, I think people here
would participate. Please announce when you need letters next time, either snail
or e-mail. You rock. P2P

Sure, I've hesitated to in the past for tatcical reasons, but I think it's a
good idea actually. Or maybe I'll collect a listof addys.

Marley

"Palms2pines" <palms2pines@aol.comh8spam> wrote in message
news:20040512140310.09152.00000302@mb-m17.aol.com... Marley writes of NH: It was a real rollercoaster. Gov. Benson let it pass through at4:30 today. I went up to Concord and testified as did Adam Pertman,Elizabeth Samuels, lots of locals and regionals, and Tom Atwood
(obviouslyagainst..) And it shows that you don't have to compromise to win. It
wasan up or down vote. The sponsor, the indomiable Sen. D"Allesandro,
likeus, refused to budge, and we did it! Yippee! I only wish that Bill
couldbe here to see this victory. He'd have enjoyed it in his own peculiar
way.Marley Marley, any time you need a letter-writing campaign, I think people here
would participate. Please announce when you need letters next time, either snail
or e-mail. You rock. P2P

Sure, I've hesitated to in the past for tatcical reasons, but I think it's a
good idea actually. Or maybe I'll collect a listof addys.

Marley