Dear Advocates for Ethical Adoption Practice in New Mexico
The Restricting Predatory Adoption Practicess bills almost made it to Governor Martinez’s desk for her signature in March. We’re trying now to get it on the Governor’s call list for the special session in September. We cannot tell you how much appreciate the time, energy and thought you have invested in advocating for ethical adoption practice in our state. It takes persistence to get a bill passed!
Please write (best) or call the Governor Martinez (505-476-2200) asking her to put the Restricting Predatory Adoption Practices bill (2011 session HB125 and HB158) on her call for the Special Session. Please include your full contact information.
Governor Susana Martinez
Office of the Governor
490 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
Please send an email copy to adoptally@gmail.com
This time the bill will start in the Senate with Senator John Ryan as sponsor. Like Representative Al Park in the house, he’s an adoptive dad. This is a completely non-partisan issue.
Your letters in the past spoke passionately and eloquently of your relationship to adoption and the importance for ethical, legal adoption practice in our state. Other points you could include are:
1) The urgency of this matter due to predatory, unlicensed, out of state businesses dominating adoption in New Mexico..
2) These proposed amendments to the Adoption Act would close loop holes that currently allow unlicensed predatory adoption businesses to operate in New Mexico without over-sight, regulation or penalties. 32 other states have had to enact similar legislation.
3) Birth and adoptive families cannot distinguish between a legitimate adoption service provider when they see advertising in the yellow pages, newspapers or by electronic medium and are drawn into extremely expensive, illegal and often perilous adoption processes.
4) In 2011 session we had enormous support throughout the legislative process. This bill should fly through committees. The legislators understood the urgency and importance of this concern.
Christian Child Placement Service
e-mail: adopt@nmcch.org
http://www.adoptnewmexico.org/
http://www.facebook.com/Adoption.aChoiceforLife
The Restricting Predatory Adoption Practicess bills almost made it to Governor Martinez’s desk for her signature in March. We’re trying now to get it on the Governor’s call list for the special session in September. We cannot tell you how much appreciate the time, energy and thought you have invested in advocating for ethical adoption practice in our state. It takes persistence to get a bill passed!
Please write (best) or call the Governor Martinez (505-476-2200) asking her to put the Restricting Predatory Adoption Practices bill (2011 session HB125 and HB158) on her call for the Special Session. Please include your full contact information.
Governor Susana Martinez
Office of the Governor
490 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
Please send an email copy to adoptally@gmail.com
This time the bill will start in the Senate with Senator John Ryan as sponsor. Like Representative Al Park in the house, he’s an adoptive dad. This is a completely non-partisan issue.
Your letters in the past spoke passionately and eloquently of your relationship to adoption and the importance for ethical, legal adoption practice in our state. Other points you could include are:
1) The urgency of this matter due to predatory, unlicensed, out of state businesses dominating adoption in New Mexico..
2) These proposed amendments to the Adoption Act would close loop holes that currently allow unlicensed predatory adoption businesses to operate in New Mexico without over-sight, regulation or penalties. 32 other states have had to enact similar legislation.
3) Birth and adoptive families cannot distinguish between a legitimate adoption service provider when they see advertising in the yellow pages, newspapers or by electronic medium and are drawn into extremely expensive, illegal and often perilous adoption processes.
4) In 2011 session we had enormous support throughout the legislative process. This bill should fly through committees. The legislators understood the urgency and importance of this concern.
Christian Child Placement Service
e-mail: adopt@nmcch.org
http://www.adoptnewmexico.org/
http://www.facebook.com/Adoption.aChoiceforLife
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