I type more than 100 words a minute while reporting, writing and blogging, so occasionally, my fingers get ahead of my brain.
In the final version of Sunday's column, advocating for adoptee rights to their original birth certificates, I somehow zapped a period and changed the meaning of an entire paragraph.
The offending line: Critics, including an odd coupling of the American Civil Liberties Union and the Catholic Church, argue that abortion rates could soar if birth mothers are not guaranteed anonymity. But that claim is undercut both by the trend in open adoptions and by the long arm of the Internet.
What I meant to say: Critics include an odd coupling of the American Civil Liberties Union and the Catholic Church. The Church argues that abortion rates could soar if birth mothers are not guaranteed anonymity. But that claim is undercut both by the trend in open adoptions and by the long arm of the Internet.
A close reader at the ACLU spotted the error and reports: "The ACLU has never made an argument about abortion rates. Our concerns were about protecting the privacy of women who made a decision to give up their children decades ago -- we never made any arguments about abortion rates. Our partners in this, NJ Right to Life and the Catholic church, however have."
Happy to clear up any confusion. Now, back to my multitasking.
-- Monica Yant Kinney
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