Will Secrecy See Its Demise? By Gregory D. Luce on April 9, 2016 — 5 mins read If all goes well, we may soon see one of the first hearings ever in Washington DC on the issue of whether alleged birth parent secrecy trumps an adoptee's right to vital records. More
The Second Step Toward Denial By Gregory D. Luce on April 6, 2016 — 4 mins read If you think you are entitled to your own vital birth records, then let us construct a byzantine system that disabuses you of such a sentiment. More
Yeah, That ‘Hit Piece’ I Did on Bastard Nation By Gregory D. Luce on March 25, 2016 — 6 mins read I wanted to touch on a few things that I found wanting among some adoption activist groups, and even (gasp) voice disagreement. The blowback was intense. More
So, What Happens to Adoptees “Left Behind?” By Gregory D. Luce on March 23, 2016 — 5 mins read What exactly is a full-blown strategy that includes the reality of adoptees left behind? More
Minnesota’s Bill: Good, Bad, or Just Different? By Gregory D. Luce on March 21, 2016 — 3 mins read Does the current Minnesota adoptee rights bill make the really unfair, well, slightly less unfair? Or maybe it's "just different." More
The (Sometimes) Ugly Politics of Adoptee Rights By Gregory D. Luce on March 16, 2016 — 7 mins read When the sole political strategy is the purity of an adoptee's right to a birth certificate and nothing else, compromise and nuance is obviously impossible. More
Our Mothers Are Secretly Dying By Gregory D. Luce on March 10, 2016 — 3 mins read Obtaining an original certificate of live birth should not come with the tragic discovery that your mother has already been issued a certificate of death. More
