Hello my name is Amy.
I am many things. I am a mother, daughter, sister, aunt, veteran, and now a cable installer. I have seen and done many things. These things now influence my life. I normally write about adoption but I am now including these things to show my growth and change. I will sometimes quote biblical text to make a point about things in life. I am becoming what has been intended for me all along.
I am an Indiana adoptee living in the wilds of Texas. I began this rocky road three years ago. I started out searching just like every other adoptee. Since that time, I have begun researching adoption and all of its implications, good and bad. I have since discovered many things:
- 95% of mothers want contact from their children. Even fewer want to use the confidential intermediary systems set up in many states. New Hampshire's statistical information has shown that no mother has denied contact in the last two and half years. Oregon is showing the same statistical information. The Evan B. Donaldson issued two very important reports in regards to adoptees and birthmothers.
- Abortion statistics in Oregon alone show a ten percent decrease in the years since their bill passed. Adoption rates show increases as well. The Alan Guttmacher Institute also published a report showing women tend to abort more with sealed original birth certificates in comparison to states with unrestricted adult adoptee access to the original birth certificate.
- Forty four states are violating the United States Privacy Act of 1974 and the United States Supreme Court decision, Brown vs. Board of Education.
I have also discovered many other secrets. Confidentiality serves only the adoption industry. Confidentiality is also set up so that it is arbitrary in its applications. Poulos vs. LSSI shows this as an example. Adoptees and birth families have been historically denied access to their information. Today if an adoptive parent questions the practices of the adoption agency, they too are denied access to their information. Many of the civil RICO cases are evidence to this effect. This confidentiality does not protect anyone living adoption. It protects the adoption agencies and their lobbyist, the National Council for Adoption (NCFA).
The purpose of my blog and my writings is to expose these discrepancies in the adoption industry. If you see this happening in your situation, you are better prepared. You can fight back against the adoption industry.
For those that are curious about me personally, I have still not found all these years later. In fact, I believe most of my file if not all of it is a lie. The key to adoptee access is to show that it is not only good for adoptees but it is also good for adoptive parents and birth parents. It is time to make adoption transparent to those of us living adoption. We must remember that each day an adoptee dies without knowledge of their identity. That is wrong. It is time to change this thinking. It is up to all of us to make those changes. It is time to end the divisiveness of the adoption industry. We must include one another in order to fight for the same rights.
Enjoy reading. Comments are welcome but are subject to approval. NO personal attacks on readers, comments, or the author. It is important for all to see past their own experiences. It is important that we all learn from others.
Sincerely,
Amyadoptee
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