"Blood can help make family, but family often transcends blood."
- DaShanne Stokes
"Discovering that I was adopted redefined my entire world, but it taught me that who you are doesn't change."
"Being denied their original birth certificates isn't just a problem for adoptees. It's a social problem, requiring social change."
"What makes a family is neither the absence of tragedy nor the ability to hide from misfortune, but the courage to overcome it and, from that broken past, write a new beginning."
- Steve Pemberton
"Adoptees deserve open records because deception and partial truths do not set us free."
"Adoption isn't just a childhood experience, it's a life-long experience."
"It's illegal to deny people their records due to race or gender. Adoptees deserve the same rights and protections."
"Destiny is not always preordained. Life is about making choices. Our lives are the sum of all the choices we make, the bridges we cross, and the ones we burn. Our souls cast long shadows over many peo..."
- Judith Land
"If you should choose to look at those files, you will have to live with the consequences of your choices while, at the same time, being mindful that these choices will not only effect you, but will al..."
- Donna K. Childree
"Adoptee rights are everyone's rights, and they deserve to be protected."