Bryony Lake
Articles listed below contributed by Bryony Lake, a reunited natural mother.
Open Records: A Motherhood Issue
A natural mother supports opening adoption records. Many arguments given for the opening of adoption records for adoptees as well as birth/first mothers.
A natural mother supports opening adoption records. Many arguments given for the opening of adoption records for adoptees as well as birth/first mothers.
Model Open Adoption Records Legislation
This page contains an example of open records legislation that can be used by open records action groups to propose legislative change. It is non-discriminatory in that it opens records to both adoptees and natural parents, and also recognizes that family includes siblings and grandparents who may also wish to search.
This page contains an example of open records legislation that can be used by open records action groups to propose legislative change. It is non-discriminatory in that it opens records to both adoptees and natural parents, and also recognizes that family includes siblings and grandparents who may also wish to search.
The Charter of Adoptee Rights
This Charter was drafted as a tool for use by the Open Records movement in North America. It can be used to lobby human rights agencies, state governments, etc. to pass as part of their human rights codes, to form the basis of open records legislation (AND the right of adoptees to self-determination).
This Charter was drafted as a tool for use by the Open Records movement in North America. It can be used to lobby human rights agencies, state governments, etc. to pass as part of their human rights codes, to form the basis of open records legislation (AND the right of adoptees to self-determination).