NC Coalition for Adoption Reform Challenges All Opposition of HB445 & SB111 to Allow the Bills Due Process by Letting the Majority Voice Be Heard

Legislation without representation brings severe hostility to thousands of North Carolina citizens based on myths and personal convictions with Tuesday, May 8th 2007 vote on HB445.

(PRWEB) May 7, 2007 -- Raleigh, NC May 7th, 2007 at 3pm: Front steps of the North Carolina Legislative Building. The North Carolina Coalition for Adoption Reform requests the media's participation by attending a press conference to ensure this tragedy does not occur. There are an estimated 4,000 bills before the legislation, and each bill deserves due process.

"'Of the people, by the people, for the people' is what our legislators pledge to uphold, but currently this might be proven false. Those opposed to our legislation have yet to offer any proof to their reasoning for denying these bills. When this takes place, the people are not truly represented. NC Coalition for Adoption Reform challenges those in opposition to allow the voice of the majority to be heard."

Opposition to HB445 raises concern over implied birthmother privacy rights being violated when the current statute reads:

§ 48 3 703. Content of relinquishment; mandatory provisions.

(8) That the individual executing the relinquishment understands that when the adoption is final, all rights and duties of the individual executing the relinquishment with respect to the minor will be extinguished and all other aspects of the legal relationship between the minor child and the parent will be terminated;

This means the parent or birthmother forfeits their rights after finalization of adoption regarding that person. There is nothing within the statute which grants any privacy or confidentiality to the person who relinquishes a child.

Birthmother Dianna Ricketts, a member of NC Coalition for Adoption Reform, testified before House Judiciary I committee to this very fact stating "…it was never implied nor expected…"

In addition to the press conference, media packets will be available to the press. These packets contain the same documentation presented to all legislatures involved with each bill. Your participation will graciously protect our democratic values again.

Please RSVP to 252-908-3913 or NCCAR so we know how many media packets to prepare.

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