Friends of “CLEAN” adoption reform, Happy post Mother’s Day! If you are reading this, we need your help tonight (Mon. 5/15) and tomorrow (Tue. 5/16 before 1pm) to politely write AND call the NY Assembly Health Committee to: 1. SUPPORT our “clean” bill (A6821-A / S5169-A), which is in the Health Committee 2. REJECT the amended bill (A5036-A / S4845-A), which would NOT honor adoptee human and civil rights. Sadly, that bill is on the Health Committee calendar for tomorrow at 1pm. EVERYBODY CALL / WRITE ASSEMBLY HEALTH CHAIR RICHARD GOTTFRIED Richard Gottfried, Assembly Health Committee Chair GottfriedR@nyassembly.gov 518-455-4941 or 212-807-7900 Assembly Health Committee FULL e-mail database (TO COPY and PASTE): gottfriedr@nyassembly.gov, abinantit@nyassembly.gov, braunsteine@nyassembly.gov, byrnek@nyassembly.gov, cahillk@nyassembly.gov, cymbros@nyassembly.gov, dinowij@nyassembly.gov, galefs@nyassembly.gov, garbarinoa@nyassembly.gov, gunthea@nyassembly.gov, hevesia@nyassembly.gov, jaffeeE@nyassembly.gov, kimr@nyassembly.gov, lavinec@nyassembly.gov, mayers@nyassembly.gov, mcdonoughd@nyassembly.gov, norrism@nyassembly.gov, paulina@nyassembly.gov, rae@nyassembly.gov, raiaa@nyassembly.gov, rosentL@nyassembly.gov, schimmr@nyassembly.gov, solagesm@nyassembly.gov, steckp@nyassembly.gov, titonem@nyassembly.gov, walterr@nyassembly.gov SUGGESTED NOTE AND /OR PHONE SCRIPT (ADD YOUR STORY IF WRITING!): “Hello. My name is ________ and I am contacting you from ________ [NOTE IF A CONSTITUENT!]. I am one of over two thousand seven hundred supporters of the “Citizens Petition to Restore, and Advance, a ‘Clean’ New York Bill of Adoptee Rights.” We respectfully ask that the Health Committee reject the bill on the Tuesday 5/16 Health Committee calendar which would NOT honor adoptee human and civil rights (A5036-A / S4845-A). Instead, as on February 10, 2015, when the Health Committee voted 23 – 2 in favor of “clean” adoption reform, it’s time to advance the new, New York Bill of Adoptee Rights (A6821-A / S5169-A). “Clean” reform, for unrestricted, equal access to original birth certificates for adult adoptees works in nine others states and will (1) protect health by making access to medical history quicker, (2) save taxpayer funds compared to other proposals, (3) demonstrate that New York is serious about bipartisan efforts for human and civil rights and (4) save time to avoid other incremental proposals that would require additional legislative action. Our cause is supported by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) and the North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC) just to name a few. Please reject A5036-A / S4845-A and advance A6821-A / S5169-A. Thank you! CALL / WRITE: ALL MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEE To determine if your local district Assembly Rep. is in Health Committee, go to: http://nyassembly.gov/mem/search/ Thomas J. Abinanti abinantit@nyassembly.gov 518-455-5753 Edward C. Braunstein braunsteine@nyassembly.gov 518-455-4648 Kevin M. Byrne byrnek@nyassembly.gov 518-455-5783 Kevin A. Cahill cahillk@nyassembly.gov 518-455-4436 Steven Cymbrowitz cymbros@nyassembly.gov 518-455-5214 Jeffrey Dinowitz dinowij@nyassembly.gov 518-455-5965 Sandy Galef galefs@nyassembly.gov 518-455-5348 Andrew R. Garbarino garbarinoa@nyassembly.gov 518-455-4611 Richard N. Gottfried, Chair gottfriedr@nyassembly.gov 518-455-4941 Aileen M. Gunther gunthea@nyassembly.gov 518-455-5355 Andrew Hevesi hevesia@nyassembly.gov 518-455-4926 Ellen Jaffee jaffeee@nyassembly.gov 518-455-5118 Ron Kim kimr@nyassembly.gov 518-455-5411 Charles D. Lavine lavinec@nyassembly.gov 518-455-5456 Shelley Mayer mayers@nyassembly.gov 518-455-3662 David G. McDonough mcdonoughd@nyassembly.gov 518-455-4633 Michael J. Norris norrism@nyassembly.gov 518-455-4601 Amy Paulin paulina@nyassembly.gov 518-455-5585 Edward P. Ra rae@nyassembly.gov 518-455-4627 Andrew P. Raia raiaa@nyassembly.gov 518-455-5952 Linda B. Rosenthal rosentL@nyassembly.gov 518-455-5802 Robin Schimminger schimmr@nyassembly.gov 518-455-4767 Michaelle C. Solages solagesm@nyassembly.gov 518-455-4465 Phil Steck steckp@nyassembly.gov 518-455-5931 Matthew Titone titonem@nyassembly.gov 518-455-4677 Raymond Walter walterr@nyassembly.gov 518-455-4618 We thank you for your continued support and will update you again soon! Our voices will continue to be heard for true New York adoption reform! Onward! Tim, Doris and Jennifer