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Jaws of Justice Radio
It is the intention of Jaws of Justice Radio to investigate how to achieve justice in America, this includes issues of economic injustice, political injustice and the criminal justice system. We want to put a human face on those caught in the grasp of injustice and those that are part of an unjust system. We strive to dispel the misconceptions created by the news and entertainment industry, politicians and our educational system.
Why Adoptees Need Access To Their Original Birth Certificates
In the US, 48 states continue the practice of sealing adopted children’s original birth certificates (the OBC) upon finalization of the adoption. In all but 4 of those 48 states, adult adoptees do not have unrestricted access to their OBC like all other people do at the age of 18. Right now, only Alaska, Kansas, Maine, New Hampshire, Oregon, and Alabama allow unrestricted equal access to all adoptees over the age of 18. In Rhode Island, they have restored access to all adoptees over the age of 25.
There are groups that have been working to change the law in Missouri with HB647 that would allow the adopted adult to apply for their OBC and receive a copy of it by paying the same fee that they do for their amended birth certificate. They faced opposition from Catholic Charities and Lutheran Family Services who put up HB1112, a “Mother May I” bill that would require that the adopted adult get a court order and go through the same process that is currently set in place for records.
Host Elisa Brietenbach talks with Lynne Dickinson-Snyder, an adoptee about the fate of the bill and why she feels adotees should have the right to their Original Birth Certificate.
Resource – http://www.adoptionbirthmothers.com/
Keep your eye on our upcoming episodes as we hope to bring the Missouri Adoptee Rights Movement on in the future to tell about their efforts to open this process up to adoptees and their birth parents.
Janice Butler of Woman Of Character Ministries
Janice Butler’s estranged husband held her hostage at gun point, ending with him being fatally shot by Kansas City police officers. Janice believes she was spared to share with others her experience of becoming the victor, rather than victim. She founded Woman Of Character Ministries to help other women that experienced domestic abuse regain their lives.
Host Melvin Merritt talks with Janice Butler about her experience with domestic abuse and how it lead her into her work with other women that are recovering from abusive relationships.
Janice E. Butler – 816-529-5095
website – http://www.womanofcharacterministries.com/index.html
email – [email protected]
