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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of Support Texas Adoptee Rights (STAR) are |
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gathering in Austin on March 21, 2023, for Texas Adoptee Rights Day |
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at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, A nonprofit organization, STAR is dedicated to |
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raising awareness of the unique challenges that adult adoptees face |
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in accessing their own information; through education and |
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legislative reform, the group works tirelessly to ensure that |
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adults in Texas who were adopted receive equal treatment under the |
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law and have access to their family health history and personal |
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identity information, including their original birth certificates; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The organization represents the interests of all |
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three parties involved in the adoption process--adult adoptees, |
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birth parents, and adoptive parents--and its members include |
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residents of 254 Texas counties as well as adoptees from out of |
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state whose births and adoptions occurred in Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, STAR is helping to rectify the unintended |
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consequences of past adoption practices in Texas and to create a |
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more transparent, just, and humane adoption system for the future; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 21, 2023, as Texas Adoptee |
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Rights Day at the State Capitol and extend to the organization |
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sincere best wishes for continued success with its important work. |