http://www.babylovechild.org Yet another Bastard Blog Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:15:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sure, I could write a new post, with new examples torn from this year's headlines, but honestly why bother? I've said it all before. See my post from last year- “National Adoption Day:” a celebration of sealed records & inequality" instead. Along with this mass spectacle of kids being stripped of their civil ... http://www.babylovechild.org/2011/11/19/the-industrys-national-adoption-day-a-day-celebrating-the-loss-of-adoptees-civil-rights/ Clearly in the wake of today's earthquake felt up and down the east coast it's time to revisit these two posts I did last year: The Great Germantown, Maryland Earthquakes of ‘10, Think of the Children! (part 1) and The Great Germantown, Maryland Earthquakes of ‘10, Think of the Children! (part 2) They comprise ... http://www.babylovechild.org/2011/08/23/of-earthquakes-and-adoptions/ In response to a post at Feministe, Adoption as a Feminist Issue, I threw in my .02 worth: (As there was a request to limit the number of links in replies, the version of the below on Feministe contains only 3 links, this represents a vastly expanded version with citations for ... http://www.babylovechild.org/2011/07/29/adoption-is-absolutely-a-feminist-issuean-issue-feminists-must-face/ Joanne Wolf Small asked: So, where do you go from here? The answer deserved a post of its own, though I'll let Mike find his own voice in his own timing and post whatever he adds as a guest blog. First of all, we settle back in here at home after the trip ... http://www.babylovechild.org/2011/07/25/where-do-we-mike-and-i-go-from-here/ Today I resigned my Bastard Nation lifetime membership. There were a number of reasons, but they all came down to BN's "conditional endorsement" of the Rhode Island bill. I cannot be a part of any organization willing to in any way shape or form to support legislation that erects new barriers for Bastards ... http://www.babylovechild.org/2011/07/12/i-have-resigned-my-bastard-nation-membership/ By way of just a brief post on two events of vast significance- Missouri SB  351 and Rhode Island S 0478 SUBSTITUTE A have both been signed into law by their respective states' Governors. Personally, I view both as unclean bills, (others disagree with me about Rhode Island, viewing the age restriction ... http://www.babylovechild.org/2011/07/07/missouri-and-rhode-island-both-pass-unclean-bills/ Yesterday New Jersey Governor Chris Christie conditionally vetoed NJCare's botched S799/A1399 bill, offering up his own set of recommendations that draw on both the disastrous NJ CARE bill and the NJ ACLU/Catholic Conference/Right to Life alternative bill. (Neither bill stood firm for authentic Bastard rights.) Thus Governor Christie, in attempting to ... http://www.babylovechild.org/2011/06/24/new-jersey-governor-christie-gives-s799a1399-a-conditional-veto/ Please Distribute Freely BASTARD NATION ACTION ALERT Support adoptee rights for all, not privilege for some Write New Jersey Governor Chris Christie today Ask him to veto A1406/1399/S699 A1406/1399/S699 is on its way to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie for signing. Gov. Christie's views on the bill are unknown. Please take a few minutes to ... http://www.babylovechild.org/2011/05/13/new-jersey-bn-action-alert-support-adoptee-rights-for-all-not-privilege-for-some-tell-gov-christie-to-veto-a1406/ Mourning Dress and Hat - 1870s (Owned by Obscura Antiques & Oddities of New York City) via 19th Century Post Today, I'm feeling very Casandra. I shouldn't have to blog this, I've written it all before, over and over again. Today's events are everything I've continually warned of year in and year out. NJ-CARE's short ... http://www.babylovechild.org/2011/05/09/nj-care-its-allies-work-to-screw-new-jersey-adoptees-and-abandoned-children-for-generations-to-come/ Bastard Nation’s Testimony in Opposition to Missouri HB 351, posted yesterday: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 Missouri HB 351: Bastard Nation Submitted Testimony - OPPOSE Tuesday, the Missouri Senate Health, Mental Health, Seniors, and Families Committee held a hearing on it's greatly flawed SB 351. (text, status/history) Bastard Nation, through our long-time member ... http://www.babylovechild.org/2011/03/31/missouri-hb-351-bastard-nation-submitted-testimony-oppose/