Today was yet another hearing in Ohio by the Health Committee on the substitute HB7, labeled LSC 127 0671-3. (*A* pdf of which can be found here 127_LB_0671_3.pdf, although it may differ from the current version of the bill. You can at least begin to get a feel for the strike outs pertaining to our […]

I’ve previously written about this year’s legislative quest for open records in Ohio and Buckeyes for Equal Access (BEA) as well as BEA’s action alert on HB7 with contact information for Ohio Health Committee members. Bastardette has an entire series of posts (read from the bottom up to understand the chronology) detailing the ongoing saga […]

Needless to say, this is near and dear to my heart- The BEA action alert can be found here on the BEA myspace page. Monday, April 21, 2008 URGENT–OHIO ACTION ALERT–OBC ACCESS DELETED FROM BILL! BUCKEYES FOR EQUAL ACCESS: OPEN RECORDS FOR ALL OHIO ADOPTEES PLEASE DISTRIBUTE FREELY OHIO ACTION ALERT BUCKEYES FOR EQUAL ACCESS […]

Buckeyes for Equal Access that is. BEA has a myspace up here. To quote just a paragraph of Bastardette’s wonderful introduction to BEA– “Anyone can become a BEA friend, but we are inviting particularly anyone with an Ohio adoption connection who believes in the unalienable right of all adoptees to their identities and public records […]