No Confidentiality Promised For Birthmothers
We the undersigned, do declare that we are Birthmothers who placed a child for adoption and that we were NEVER promised confidentiality by ANYONE involved in the adoption process nor did we ever want... continue reading »
"Please open these records"
"I never agreed to confidentiallity - I never wanted to place my daughter for adoption - I never got over losing her. Please open her records so she can get her OBC - it is her right as an American!"
"My adoption agency "helped" terminating my son's father paretnal rights by publishing my name in the lagal section of a newspaper. There was not even an illusion of confdentiality!"
"As a first (birth) mother in 1972, I was never promised confidentiality and I never wanted it. I was told I should never search for her, but I did anyway. I found her in 1998."
"I support this petition"
"I am a birthmother who relinquished my daughter to the Dept of Social Services in Feb of 1968 and there is absolutely no recollection of any promise verbally or in writing about a promise of confidentiality. In fact I was never given a copy of what I sign"
"what does a teenager know at that time what they want?"
"I support this petition"
"I support this petition"
"I was never told I would not know the wair abouts of my kids."
"I support this petition"
"I support this petition"
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"I support this petition"
"That's why open records were passed in NH"
"let them find us they have a right to choose for themselves"
"Birthmother confidentiality is a myth. Nobody has been able to produce a document which promises any birthmother confidentiality because there is no such thing. We do not need nor want "protection" from our own children."
"I am reunited with two sons; one who lives in NYC. To me, the most important problems with sealed records are: (1) It is way past time for access to records for adoptees and birthparents. We are all adults and do not need legislators to tell us whether or"
"I support this petition"
"I do vote & read voting records of my representatives"
"I support this petition"
"I support this petition"
"I am blessed to have a relation ship with the son I gave up 22 years ago. All birthmothers should have that right."
"I support this petition"
"I support this petition"
