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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Texas Adoptee Rights is a nonprofit organization |
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dedicated to educating all Texans about the unique challenges faced |
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by adult adoptees, and members of the group are gathering at the |
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State Capitol on March 11, 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, By promoting public awareness and advocating for |
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legislative reform, the organization works on behalf of adopted |
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adult citizens who are seeking their original birth certificates; |
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it represents the interests of all three parties involved in the |
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adoption process--adult adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive |
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parents--and its members include Texans as well as other |
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individuals whose births and adoptions occurred in our state; and |
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WHEREAS, The barriers that adult adoptees currently face in |
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obtaining their birth records are of vital concern as the adoptees |
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may need access to this information in order to get a full |
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understanding of their family health history; the mission of Texas |
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Adoptee Rights stems from the belief in the fundamental right of |
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adopted citizens to equal treatment under the law and in the belief |
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that the adoption process in Texas should be honest and transparent |
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in all aspects; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas Adoptee Rights is playing a leading role in |
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advocating for public policy reform and in helping to ensure that |
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our adoption system is an efficient, just, and humane system for |
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current and future generations; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 11, 2019, as Texas Adoptee |
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Rights Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the |
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members of the organization who are visiting Austin. |