
Michigan Adoptee News
What’s New at AAOM!

Michigan Adoptees are Now on Meet Up!
We didn’t forget you Central Michigan, you now have a group too! We had so much fun advocating together in Lansing we decided we needed more opportunities to connect with each other, and maybe more adoptees too! Find us on MeetUp. Links are provided in the write up.

The Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition Pauses Support for HB5148/49.
See You Later Bill! The Michgan Adoptee Rights Coalition Pauses Support for HB5148/49. Sometimes it is just better to walk away.

HB5148/49 Passes the House 99/8!
HB5148/49 passed the house, and it was a wild ride. Now it moves on to the Senate!

Michigan Adoptees Pursue Equal Rights.
Adopee Advocates of Michigan is a core partner of the Michigan Adoptee Rights Coaltion, who is pursing equality for adoptees in obtaining their original birth certificates from the state.

Advocates Launch the Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition
We are honored to be a core partner in the Michigan Adoptee Rights Coaltion along with Michigan Adoptee Collaborative and the Adoptee Rights Law Center.

Adoptee Rights Story Project
We are looking for adoptees who want to share their stories about what the adoption journey has been like for them.

Understanding Michigan’s Donut Hole.
Michigan adoptees deserve equality, but our Michigan system is the farthest thing from it.

DNA Testing Has Made State Secrecy Laws Obsolete
Michigan adoptees and birth parents may prefer the discretion of simply getting a name on an original birth certificate, but due to outdated state secrecy laws, DNA testing is faster, more affordable, and guarentees results.

The Path Towards Healing.
The search for knowledge of he past is something engrained in humans since the beginning of time. Why would some expect any less from Adoptees?