Family Forum / Parenting / Adoption / June 2007

Yippee!!!

Bastard Nation is happy to welcome Maine as the 6th state to recognize the
rights of adopted persons.

Today Maine Governor John Baldacci signed HB 1084, restoring the right of
identity and birth certificates without restriction to adoptees 18 and
older, born in Maine.  The law takes effect January 1, 2009.

HB 1084  passed both houses last week by a huge margin.  Although there was
some talk of the bill on a couple lists, OBC for ME, the Maine adoptee
rights organization, asked Bastard Nation to sit on the news until the
governor signed it into law and they could make their own announcement
first.

You can read about it here http://www.obcforme.org/

Bastard Nation congratulates Bobbi Beavers and OBC for ME for a job well
done. They held the line and won.

BN's official statement will be released shortly.

Marley