PicBadges - Add a PicBadge to your profile picture!

Related PicBadges:

• 
  Adoptee Rights

  Show support of American adoptees who are still discriminated against. Equal rights to our records.

  2 supporters
• 
  Adoptee Rights Day

  Millions of adult adoptees’ original birth certificates are currently sealed, denying them basic genealogical information. Adoptee's original birth certificates have been sealed for less than 60 years in many states. They were sealed as a "courtesy" to the adoptive family. Opponents of birth certificate access have claimed that birthmothers were promised privacy under the law. No such law exists. Birthmothers were not party to adoption documents. Adult adoptees obtaining their original record of birth is a basic right, a legitimate need in the search of their complete identity. In many states, adult adoptees must now petition the court, and provide “good cause” for the release of the original birth certificate. The decision for release is left to the discretion of the judge. This constitutes unequal treatment as non-adopted persons have their birth records without petitioning the courts and at their will. In states where adoptees are provided equal access to their original birth certificate, no negative consequences have occurred. The 2011 Adoptee Rights Demonstration at the National Conference of State Legislatures Annual Meeting will be held in San Antonio Texas on August 8, 2011. The National Conference of State Legislatures is the largest group of its kind, its the national organization of STATE LAWMAKERS, the people who DECIDE whether you may access your original birth certificate… OR NOT. We hope supporters representing all fifty states will join us in San Antonio to demonstrate their commitment to adoptee rights and meet their state delegation. We are looking forward to an even bigger turnout than last year. WE NEED EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTS THE RIGHTS OF ADOPTEES TO UNCONDITIONAL ACCESS THEIR RECORDS OF BIRTH TO COME AND SHOW THAT SUPPORT. Adult adoptees, first families, adoptive families, friends and supporters… EVERYONE.

  2 supporters
• 
  Human Rights

  Human Rights Defender

  11 supporters
• 
  Human rights logo

  For human rights logo contest.

  92 supporters
• 
  UCF Know Your Rights

  UCF Know Your Rights Initiative!

  26 supporters
• 
  Celebrate Human Rights

  On Human Rights Day 2011 we pay tribute to all human rights defenders and ask you to get involved in the global human rights movement.

  207 supporters