Supporters say a bill in the Ohio legislature would clarify confusing rules governing birth certificates and help adoptees get access to medical and other information from adoption files. The House of Representatives is expected to vote soon on House Bill 61, and a companion bill is expected to be taken up in the Senate next month. The proposed legislation would allow most Ohio adoptees access to their original adoption files once they become adults. Birth parents would be given the option of providing family health information that would be released to adoptees upon request. Supporters of the legislation say changes through the years to Ohio law have resulted in confusing and inconsistent rules that limit access to birth records for some adoptees and not for others.
Mike Foley joined WCBE in February 2000, coming from WUFT in Gainesville, Florida. Foley has worked in various roles, from producing news and feature stories to engineering Live From Studio A sessions. A series of music features Foley started in 2018 called Music Journeys has grown into a podcast and radio show. He also assists in developing other programs in WCBE's Podcast Experience. Foley hosts The Morning Mix, a weekday music show featuring emerging and established musicians, our Columbus-area and Ohio-based talent, and additional artists that inspire him.