It was a remarkable day.

From California Alliance for Adoptee Rights.

"What a day. The testimonies were incredible, the committee members were positive, and the room was packed with adoptees, birth parents, and allies standing together for our rights. What a crowd. What determination. What joy.

Thank you to everyone who made calls, sent letters, and showed up today - your voices mattered. Thank you to our incredible witnesses Wendy and Gretchen Sisson for their powerful testimony. And deep gratitude to Lori, Paul, Wendy, Emily, Geneva, and the whole CAAR boots-on-the-ground team who keep making the magic happen. And of course thanks go to our wonderful Senator Aisha Wahab and her staff. 

California adult adoptees are one step closer to accessing their own original birth certificates.

Next stop: Assembly Appropriations in August. We’re not done - but today we celebrate!"