Civil Rights and Wrongs for January 4, 2022

This Tuesday Michelle Manning-Scott, Associate Producer, speaks with three guests who advocate for the rights of adoptees and work for changes within the US adoption industry.  Shawna Hodgson is an activist in the adoption, foster care and assisted reproduction communities in Texas.  She is herself an adoptee and currently sits on the boards of the American Adoption Congress and Adoptees United, and is a spokesperson for the Texas Adoptee Rights Coalition.  Gregory Luce is an adoptee rights attorney based in Minnesota, with expertise in adoption law and citizenship. He is likewise an adoptee and is the founder and president of Adoptees United.  Gabrielle Glaser is a journalist who examines issues surrounding mental health, medicine, and culture.  Last year she authored American Baby: A Mother, A Child and the Shadow History of Adoption, an NPR Best Book and Staff Pick.

Austin Sanders, Staff Writer at the Austin Chronicle, will be back next week.