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In this podcast I deconstruct the romanticism holding up the family policing industry and expose the lies, abuse, and pain that gets silenced. I'm here to unwrap the shiny bow around adoption and speak my truths as an adoptee. In doing so, I explain what it means and what it feels like to “come out of the fog”. This isn't your feel good podcast, I am an angry, healing and honest adoptee.

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Unveiling Roots: The Journey of Gregory D. Luce, Attorney and Advocate for Adoptee Rights

November 10, 2023 • Lia • Season 2 • Episode 11

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Unveiling Roots: The Journey of Gregory D. Luce, Attorney and Advocate for Adoptee Rights

Us adoptees have to pay thousands of dollars and jump through hoops to unseal our records. This robs us of autonomy, dignity, and equality. Gregory D. Luce is an attorney who helps adoptees all across the US go through this hurdle.

In this episode we discuss Greg’s personal adoption journey that made him so passionate about adoptee rights. We also discuss the important work that he does around adoptee records through his organizations the Adoptee Rights Law Center and Adoptees United.

What we discussed

(00:22) Baby scoop era

(03:07) Was never “in the fog”

(05:14) Divorce of his adoptive parents

(06:17) Pay $500 to find no records??

(07:20) Finding his mom coincidentally

(08:23) Establishing the Adoptee Rights Law Center

(10:58) Inheriting his mom’s records and belongings

(14:25) What restrictions are in YOUR state?

(16:54) Adoption records issue for non-US adoptions and illegal adoptions

(20:16) What are baby boxes?

(21:52) Adoption after abolition (what will it look like?) OR You can’t end adoption