Policy & Practice: Advocacy Archive
12/19/2005 Amicus Brief
The Adoption Institute signed a friend of the court (amicus) brief with the Child Welfare League of America, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Dec. 19, asking the Arkansas Supreme Court to uphold a lower court decision on gay and lesbian adoption in the state. The lower court struck down the state's 1999 regulation banning homosexuals, or any family with a gay member in its household, from becoming foster parents. The amicus brief explained that such categorical bans, like the one in Arkansas, deprive children of qualified caregivers.
10/27/2005 Testimony
Executive Director Adam Pertman testified and provided written remarks in favor of Massachusetts legislation (S959) that would allow adopted people to have access to their original birth certificates after they become adult. more
10/19/2005 Testimony
The Institute submitted a letter to members of the New Jersey Assembly in support of a bill (A3237) that would allow adopted adults access to original birth certificates and adoption records. more
06/09/2005 Letter to California State Assembly
Adoption Institute letter opposing legislative bill SB 116 which would permanently legalize anonymous infant abandonment in California. more
04/20/2005 Letter to Texas State Legislatuare
Executive Director Adam Pertman's letter to the Texas state legislature regarding open records. more
04/11/2005 Press Release
Adoption Institute calls Missouri law 'onerous' and 'devastating to children'. more
05/22/2002 Testimony
International Adoption and Regulation: Adoption Institute Testimony before House International Relations Committee Testimony of former Executive Director Cindy Freidmutter, Esq., submitted before the House Committee on International Relations in May 2002. The testimony focused on how the United States Federal Government could work to implement the Intercountry Adoption Act (IAA) and the Hague Convention by improving international adoption and ensuring ethical adoption practices. more
02/21/2002 Press Release
Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute Opposes Florida Law Prohibiting Gays and Lesbians from Adopting. more
