A Sample of Mail we have recieved:
"… as a mother who birthed a child in IL and lost her to adoption, I emphatically support open records. If I can do anything to help your work, please feel free to contact me."
"Hello. I am an Illinois adoptee who got my birth cert last year because my birth mother signed the paperwork …I'm with you all the way on open records . . .it is a crime that we need "permission" to have our birth certificate. …Please let me know what I can do to further the cause."
"I am 100% unconditional access to birth certificates for adult adoptees. If there is help I can do, let me know."
" I am compiling a list of people …that I know would be interested in supporting the bill. I will draft a letter to them asking them to support unrestricted access legislation and include a full listing of representatives numbers and email addresses..."
"I was adopted in…, Illinois in …1957. I am very much in favor of adults being able to obtain original birth certificates, and I support Illinois Open" "I would very much like to be involved and will contact legislators, forward your info, etc. "
"… as a mother who birthed a child in IL and lost her to adoption, I emphatically support open records. If I can do anything to help your work, please feel free to contact me."
"Hello. I am an Illinois adoptee who got my birth cert last year because my birth mother signed the paperwork …I'm with you all the way on open records . . .it is a crime that we need "permission" to have our birth certificate. …Please let me know what I can do to further the cause."
"I am 100% unconditional access to birth certificates for adult adoptees. If there is help I can do, let me know."
" I am compiling a list of people …that I know would be interested in supporting the bill. I will draft a letter to them asking them to support unrestricted access legislation and include a full listing of representatives numbers and email addresses..."
"I was adopted in…, Illinois in …1957. I am very much in favor of adults being able to obtain original birth certificates, and I support Illinois Open" "I would very much like to be involved and will contact legislators, forward your info, etc. "
Please indicate if you live in Illinois.