Author Archives: cooleykm

Action Requested! Senate Bill 5178 Unacceptable!

Posted on January 17, 2011 by cooleykm

We were surprised to find that a bill, “relating to access to original birth certificates after adoption finalization” was filed today in the Washington State Senate.  Senate Bill  5178 is being sponsored by Senators Carrell and Stevens. This is not … Continue reading →

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Update

Posted on August 4, 2010 by cooleykm

While there hasn’t been a post in awhile I have been quietly fighting with the blog, behind the scenes.  I am trying to figure out how to get it to do all the things I know it can do. With … Continue reading →

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Our Next Meeting

Posted on July 20, 2010 by cooleykm

Our next meeting will be at noon on July 22, 2010 at Cutter’s Point Coffee Shop, 5750 Ruddell Road SE Lacey.  All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Sorry about the short notice I thought I had posted this before … Continue reading →

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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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Welcome to the WA-CARE Blog

Posted on May 20, 2010 by cooleykm

Welcome to the blog for the Washington Coalition for Adoptee Rights and Equality (WA-CARE)! Last legislative session we created a facebook group, however, due to character limits and other usablity issues it has not been meeting our needs and thus … Continue reading →

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