Insemination – Details, episodes & analysis

California Cryobank and Donor Egg Bank USA which are both owned by Cooper Surgical have written a new HB25-1259 in Colorado that guts Donor-Conceived Persons and Families of Donor-Conceived Persons Protection Act SB 22-224 that was passed in 2022. This episode I talk with Steve Fenberg former President of the Senate in Colorado about our original Colorado bill and this new bill that has been introduced. All information on how to take action: https://www.usdcc.org/2025/02/12/call-to-action-industry-seeks-to-gut-colorados-protections-for-dcp-families/

Kelsey shares her story of being an embryo adoptee. She dives head first into the nuance of ethics surrounding embryo adoption, and describes what it was like finding out that she is an embryo adoptee, reconnecting to her biological family, and figuring out what this means to her.

FULL DISCLOSURE I filmed the intro a few weeks ago, I'm not about to go perform in Cleveland. I already did, it was wonderful. I apologize for the blooper, it's been a wild few weeks and I'm catching up.

This episode is with a good friend and another DCP advocate Eric. Eric is a late discovery DCP who has been diving into the foundation of donor conception which is eugenics. Racism still heavily influences our current donor conception market, and until we acknowledge that to the fullest extent, we can't fix it. Eric runs a support group for BIPOC DCP to help others navigate those emotions and lived experiences.

Meet Casey, a recipient parent who used North West Cryobank who is a victim of fertility negligence. Fertility negligence is when a bank, clinic, or physician accidentally gives you the sperm/egg that you initially picked out.

Angela aka Sunny.in.season has gone viral for being a former egg donor and searching for the recipient parents who used her eggs to give them an updated medical history. Angela recently found out she has HHT which can be a very serious genetic illness, but the agency she initially went through has dissolved. Click here to sign up for DCP Data: https://www.dcpdata.org/signup?referrer=Laura-High

Today we have Danielle who is the co-founder of Seed Scout. Seed Scout is a known donor matching agency. In this episode Danielle shares her own experiences about using a known donor, the issues she faces while advocating for her clients, and why she feels more recipient parents should embrace known donors. https://www.theseedscout.com

Victoria and her Merrily are bravely joining us today. You may have seen their story recently published by CNN. Victoria is the first donor conceived person to come forward as a victim of accidental incest, and both her and her mom are victims of fertility fraud. Please know we recorded this episode in October 2023, but needed to wait till publish it once CNN came in the picture. Here is the article CNN did: https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/14/us/fertility-fraud-accidental-incest-invs/index.html

Today we talk to Karlos Dillard aka Ward of the State. Karlos is a trans-racial adoptee and former foster care youth. Karlos is an advocate, educator, and author. We discuss adoption, foster care, and how the donor conceived community can be better allies to the adoptee and former foster care community. Pre-order Karlos’s next book here: https://karlosdillard.com/books/abort-the-adoption-pre-sale

Dr. Alissa it’s not just a donor conceived person conceived through anonymous sperm donation, she is also a licensed therapist. Join us as we learn about her story, and talk about common emotional journeys and traumas that donor conceived people go through.

We welcome on Kenzi a family building coach a licensed clinical social worker. Kenzi talks about her work by helping intended recipient parents get to a more child centered place when deciding how to build their family. Kenzi talks about dealing with the fertility industry, fertility trauma, and asking yourself tough questions. Please know that at 34:00-43:23 Kenzi shares some stories about parents who have gone through miscarriages and how they’ve been treated by the fertility industry. It’s an incredibly important conversation, but if it isn’t emotionally safe for you to listen to that part, just skip over that section.