Clik here to view.
Why Birth/First Parents Need Open Records Too
(Me (in the back), my daughter Jesse (left), Roger (Jesse’s father) and Alyssa, my granddaughter. We are blessed to have found each other again.) I’m a birth/first parent, surrendering my daughter in...
View ArticleIf Not Us, Who? If Not Now, When?
(Above: Me with my biological mother, Martha, on left. She is deceased now, but not forgotten. I am so grateful I searched for her.) Since the 1970s, adult adoptees have been working to educate the...
View ArticleIndiana adoptees demand their birth records through new Indiana Senate Bill,...
Contact: Laura McCaffrey, Bose Public Affairs Group (m) 317-684-5486/ (e) lmccaffrey@bosepublicaffairs.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., January 12, 2015—Imagine finding out you have a...
View ArticleSB 352 Clears the Indiana State Senate with 46 Votes
Contact: Laura McCaffrey Bose Public Affairs Group (m) 317-684-5486 (e) lmccaffrey@bosepublicaffairs.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SB 352 Clears the Indiana State Senate with 46 Votes Adoption Rights...
View ArticleCall the Governor Today!
Ask Governor Pence to Reach a Compromise in Committee and Move SB352 to the Floor for a Vote–We Urgently Need Your Help! This week, the board of HEAR, along with national Adoption Legal Expert &...
View ArticleSB 352 Bill to Open Access to Birth Records for Adult Adoptees from Indiana’s...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SB 352 to Open Access to Birth Records for Adult Adoptees from Indiana’s Closed Records Period Stalls in House of Representatives Committee After 46 to 3 Affirmative Vote in...
View ArticleUpdate on Indiana Adoption Legislation
Many of our supporters have asked for an update on SB 352 – a bill that went before the 2015 Indiana General Assembly. If passed, the bill would have given adult adoptees from Indiana’s “closed...
View ArticleOpen Access to Adoptee Birth Records Passes Unanimously in Interim Study...
October 20, 2015 Adult adoptees from Indiana are now one step closer to accessing basic information about their identity. Today, the Interim Study Committee on Courts and the Judiciary voted...
View ArticleOpen Access to Adoptee Birth Records Passes Unanimously in Interim Study...
Contact: Laura McCaffrey Bose Public Affairs Group (o) 317-684-5486 (e) lmccaffrey@bosepublicaffairs.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Open Access to Adoptee Birth Records Passes Unanimously in Interim Study...
View ArticleThe Birth Certificate
http://www.indianahear.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/The-Birth-Certificate-HD.mp4 Birth Certificates don’t always behave as you might expect, and this can cause significant challenges to families...
View ArticleIt’s Time for Equal, Open Access to Birth Records
January 6, 2016 The legislature of my home state of Indiana will soon be considering a bill (SB 91) to provide open access to birth records for all adoptees. Currently, only those who were adopted...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Adoption Records Bill Passes Unanimously in Senate Judiciary Committee
Today, Indiana’s adult adoptees cleared a major hurdle in their quest to obtain sealed birth records. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 10-0 in favor of Senate Bill 91, which if passed would give...
View ArticleAdoption Records Bill Passes 10-0 in Senate Judiciary Committee
CONTACT: Laura McCaffrey Bose Public Affairs Group 317-684-5486 lmccaffrey@bosepublicaffairs.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Adoption Records Bill Passes Unanimously in Senate Judiciary Committee...
View ArticleAdoption Records Bill Passes Senate 43-5
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Laura McCaffrey Bose Public Affairs Group 317-684-5486 lmccaffrey@bosepublicaffairs.com Adoption Records Bill Passes Senate 43-5 INDIANAPOLIS (January...
View ArticleAdoption Records Bill Passes 11-2 in House Judiciary Committee
CONTACT: Laura McCaffrey Bose Public Affairs Group 317-684-5486 lmccaffrey@bosepublicaffairs.com Adoption Records Bill Passes 11-2 in House Judiciary Committee INDIANAPOLIS (February 15, 2016)...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Adoption Records Bill Passes House Judiciary Committee 11-2
February 15, 2016 Adoption Records Bill Passes House Judiciary Committee 11-2 Indiana’s adult adoptees have achieved yet another victory on their path to equal access to birth records. The House...
View ArticleAdoption Records Bill Signed by Governor
MEDIA CONTACT: Laura McCaffrey Bose Public Affairs Group 317-684-5486 lmccaffrey@bosepublicaffairs.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Adoption Records Bill Signed by Governor INDIANAPOLIS (March 4, 2016)...
View Article