About this episode
Betsie Norris discusses her journey as an adoptee and her advocacy for birth certificate access for adoptees.
Send us Fan Mail What does it take to advocate for 400,000 people — over 25 years — to access something as fundamental as their own birth certificate? For Betsie Norris, it started with her own search. As an adoptee in her mid-twenties, she searched for and found her birth family — and came away with a conviction that adoption is not a single moment, but a lifelong journey that deserves honest conversation, systemic support, and legal reform. She founded Adoption Network Clevela...
People in this episode
Host: Anna Jinja
Guest: Betsie Norris
Topics covered
- adoption
- birth certificate access
- advocacy
- systemic support
- legal reform
Keywords
- adoption
- birth certificate
- advocacy
- Betsie Norris
- legal reform
- systemic support
- Adoption Network Cleveland
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Adoption Network Cleveland
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