Category Archives: Adoptee Rights

MEETING THIS SUNDAY!!

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Jodi

REMINDER! The next WA-CARE meeting will THIS COMING SUNDAY, March 13th at 1 pm. We will be meeting at the Commencement Bay Coffee Shop, 2354 Jefferson Avenue, Tacoma WA 98402. We’ll be discussing Senate Bill 5178, House Bill 1267, possibilities … Continue reading →

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Update February 24, 2011

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Jodi

SB 5178 SB 5178 sponsored by Sen. Carrell, has not been scheduled for a hearing and we don’t believe that it will receive a hearing this year. At our next meeting we will discuss how to proceed given that we … Continue reading →

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Update for January 25, 2011

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Jodi

Last week we learned that Senator Mike Carrell had sponsored bill SB 5178 with Senator Val Stevens as co-sponsor. This bill would amend RCW 26.33.345 in such a way that would allow adoptees access to their birth certificates but would … Continue reading →

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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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Meeting January 20, 2011

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Jodi

WA-CARE will meet on January 20th, 2011 at Noon at the Cutter’s Point coffee shop located at 5750 Ruddell Road SE, in Lacey, WA. All are welcome to attend.

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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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