Welcome to NJCARE:
New Jersey Coalition for Adoption Reform & Education

The New Jersey Coalition for Adoption Reform and Education is a grass roots organization that supports honesty in adoption through educational outreach and legislative advocacy.  We are dedicated to the proposition that all persons are created equal and should have the same civil rights under the law.  New Jersey-born adopted persons have been denied the right to receive a copy of their original birth certificate for seven decades!  

News - October 1, 2012

NJCARE is excited to share a wonderful piece by Guest Columnist Carol Barbieri, published by the Star-Ledger yesterday, September 30. Congratulations and Thank You to Carol, who is member of the NJCARE Leadership Team.

Opinion:  Christie's 'compromise' on Adoptees' birthright bill unfair

Please add your own comments after this article, or even better yet, send a message of support for the Adoptees' Birthright BIll to Governor Christie.

 Rhode Island passes Access Legislation (Press Release)

 Christie conditionally vetoes Adoptees' Birthright Bill. Write and tell him what you think of his decision. (NJ-CARE press release.)

LEGISLATIVE UPDATES:

  .Copies Of Original Illinois Birth Certificates Available to Adoptees and Those Surrendered

   Gov. Christie conditionally vetoes Adoptees' Birthright Bill, June 23, 2011

 . Adoptees' Birthright Bill, S799 (A1406) passed in the  Assembly by a vote of 45-26-2 on May 9, 2011

• A1406 was released from the Assembly Human Services Committee on June 14, 2010.  It awaits posting for a full Assembly vote. To view copy of the bill go to Legislation Under Consideration.
• Assembly Hearing for Senate Committee Substitute for S799/1399  
• The Adoptee's Birthright Bill was heard in the Assembly Human Services Committee on June 14, 2010 at 2pm in the State House Annex in Trenton
• We had over 50 people present at the hearing. The hearing took over four hours. The bill was released from committee unanimously with 6 Yes votes, 0 No votes, and 4 Abstentions. The next step will be the vote on the Assembly floor. More details to follow
• N.J. Assembly committee approves bill unsealing adoptees' birth records on 6/14/2010   http://tinyurl.com/2wwzcmu
• SCS 799/1399 passed NJ SENATE on 3/22/2010   27-10!
• Assembly Bill Assigned to: Human Services Committee
• Assembly Sponsors

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