Friends of “CLEAN” adoption reform, Today NY1 (Spectrum News) released the attached follow up TV report (and summary article) about our ongoing efforts! Watch and share! Follow up story (5/1/18, Kristen Shaughnessy and Roma Torre): http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2018/05/01/state-health-department-weighs-in-on-clean-adoption-reform-bill- If you share, please also tag @ny1 Original story (4/28/18, Kristen Shaughnessy): http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2018/04/28/fight-in-new-york-state-for-adoptees-to-access-their-birth-records-growing-national-trend If you share, please also tag @ny1 ADOPTEE EQUALITY! WHAT THE PUBLIC IS LEARNING: With your help, the public is rapidly learning that all adult adoptees deserve the restoration of equal, unrestricted access to original birth certificates. This, in turn, will afford equal opportunity to seek other information, which may include medical history or many other things! THE ADOPTEE RIGHTS WORKGROUP: As reported last night, the New York Adoptee Rights Coalition (NYARC) has received the New York State Department of Health Adoptee Stakeholder Workgroup Report, and we issued the following statement: http://nyadopteerights.org/statement-doh-report-adoptee-rights/ You may find the New York State Department of Health Adoptee Stakeholder Workgroup Report here: https://nyadopteerights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ny-doh-adoptee-workgroup-report-final.pdf PETITION AND COALITION NEXT STEPS INCLUDE: 1. Meeting with Assemblymember Weprin and staff 2. New calls to action for our 4,600+ supporters! Sign up with the New York Adoptee Rights Coalition (NYARC): Main page: http://nyadopteerights.org/ Sign up: https://nyadopteerights.org/join/?source=Petition Our New York legislative session is slated to continue until June 20th. We thank you as always for your vital support! Stay tuned for the latest updates and adoptee rights calls to action! Onward in New York! Tim, Doris and Jennifer