A Massachusetts equal rights bill, which removes date-based restrictions on the release of an adopted person’s own original birth certificate, has passed the Massachusetts House of Representatives. It’s now up to us—and up to the state Senate—to make full equality a reality for all Massachusetts adoptees. What can I do today? Two things: If you […]
Massachusetts: Legislature Convenes
The Massachusetts legislature convenes on January 2, 2020 and typically meets all year.
Public Hearing: Massachusetts H.1892
The legislature will hear testimony on H.1892/S.1267 on December 10. The bill eliminates a date-based restriction in current law that prohibits release of an adult adopted person’s own original birth certificate to those born between July 17, 1974, and January 1, 2008.
What to Know (and Do) About Massachusetts
An equal rights bill in Massachusetts, which removes date-based restrictions on the release of an adopted person’s own original birth certificate, is again set for hearing. Here’s what you need to know.