Monthly Archives: June 2010

What We’re Doing Now: A Call for Brainstorming

Posted on June 14, 2010 by cooleykm

There are several things WA-CARE is doing to prepare for the next legislative session and one of our priorities is getting the word out.  For those of us involved in the adoption community open records is a high profile issue. … Continue reading →

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What Occurred During the 2010 Legislative Session

Posted on June 10, 2010 by cooleykm

The 2010 Legislative Session was a time for learning for WA-CARE.  We begun with a hope and only the vaguest idea of what we needed to do to turn that hope into a bill and that bill into a law. … Continue reading →

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What We Are Asking For

Posted on June 9, 2010 by cooleykm

We are asking that access to birth records re-instated to all adoptees, not just those who were adopted after 1993. Adopted persons deserve the same rights to access documents that pertain to them as non-adopted persons.

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What We’re Up Against: Current WA Law

Posted on June 8, 2010 by cooleykm

Back in the 1940s Washington became one of many states that began sealing adoption records.  Based on my research I believe that at the time Washington (and other states) began keeping adoptees from their birth records no one understood the … Continue reading →

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