Please join the host as they discuss the interlude A Warm Body from the book Conceiving Christian America: Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Politics by Risa Cromer. Mentioned in the podcast: Amazon.com : conceiving christian america Spiritual Bypassing: Spiritual Bypassing as a Defense Mechanism (verywellmind.com) The opinion of the host is just that, their opinion. The host is not a lawyer or a fertility specialist. Thank you for listening!...
Jun 08, 2024•22 min
Please join Lynn, Lorah and I as we continue a discussion of the book Conceiving Christian America. Today we talk a bit more about disability and adoption. Joining me is Lynn Grubb, The Adopted Genealogist, and Lorah Gerald, The Adopted Chameleon. They can be found on Facebook, IG and Twitter. Mentioned in the show: Conceiving Christian America: Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Politics (Anthropologies of American Medicine: Culture, Power, and Practice Book 13) - Kindle edition by Cromer, Risa. ...
May 25, 2024•59 min
Today was the first full day of my first in person adoptee experience. The episode is a brief discussion of the sessions I attended, my impressions so far, and a certain amount of rambling.
Apr 27, 2024•25 min
Please join Lynn Grubb and me as we talk with Lorah Gerald about the book Conceiving Christian America; Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Politics by Risa Cromer. Chapter 4 is called Unselection, and discusses the gap between the stated goals of agencies promoting the idea of embryo adoption and the need for marketing what they call less desirable embryos. Lorah can be found online as The Adopted Chameleon @theadoptedchameleon | Instagram, Facebook, TikTok | Linktree Mentioned in the episode; Con...
Apr 23, 2024•1 hr 36 min
Please join Lynn and I as we discuss the Interlude titled Waiting. Lynn prefers the title Delusional, and its hard to argue. This is the next episode in a series discussing the book Conceiving Christian America; Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Politics by Risa Cromer. The focus of the book is on reproductive rights and justice. As adopted people, we hope to explore not just these topics but also how the move to erode reproductive rights and to conflate adoption with abortion are illuminated in ...
Apr 12, 2024•47 min
Please join Donna Jane and I as we talk about adoption, the laws in California, and the right to access to a persons own information. Mentioned in the episode: California Adoptee access to documents: California | Adoptee Rights Law Center Please visit Adoptee Rights Law Center and their affiliate, Adoptees United. Please consider supporting them in their efforts to see legislation passed that acknowledges adoptee rights and equality. ICWA Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) | Indian Affairs (bia.gov...
Apr 11, 2024•58 min
Hi! Please listen to a short appeal for your help in passing California SB1274, a bill that would restore adoptee access to original birth certificates in the state. This is an equal rights issue, as adopted people are the only peoplle in the United States who are legally barred access to their own birth certificates in all but 15 states. We all deserve to know who we are, what our origins are, what our connections are. This bill addresses that one, vital document, allowing adopted people to req...
Apr 05, 2024•3 min
Please join us for part 2 of Ch 3! Listen as we conclude our discussion of the chapter and become completely derailed by a three pound cat. Author Risa Cromer provides an excellent study of the history of the push for embryo personhood and how the language of adoptin is being used by nationalist white evangelical christians to subvert reproductive justice. As adopted people, Lynn and I explore what this concept of embryo adoption means to us and how scary this all is to contemplate. The book is ...
Apr 01, 2024•36 min
Please join Lynn Grubb and I as we discuss Chapter 3 of the book Conceiving Christian America; Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Politics by Risa Cromer. While the very well done research in this book centers reproductive politics and white nationalist evangelical christianity use of personhood ideology as regards frozen embryos, Lynn and I talk about the topic primarily through the lens of adopted people ourselves. This is part 1 of a 2 part episode, primarily because I havent learned how this r...
Apr 01, 2024•53 min
Please join Lynn and I as we talk about chapter 2 of Conceiving Christian America; Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Politics by Risa Cromer, along with a brief discussion of whats happening in Texas. Mentioned in the episode Conceiving Christian America (nyupress.org) The Child Catchers: Rescue, Trafficking, and the New Gospel of Adoption: Joyce, Kathryn: 9781586489427: Amazon.com: Books Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood: Sisson, Gretchen: 9781250286...
Mar 27, 2024•1 hr 12 min
Please join Lynn and I as we discuss the interlude Claiming Adoption from Conceiving Christian America; Embryo Adoptino and Reproductive Politics by Risa Cromer. We begin todays episode with a discussion of Nightlight Adoptions article on five unique aspects of snowflake adoption. Mentioned in the show: Conceiving Christian America (Anthropologies of American Medicine: Culture, Power, and Practice) by Cromer, Risa: Fine (2023) | GF Books, Inc. (abebooks.com) unique benefits (nightlight.org) Topi...
Mar 21, 2024•44 min
Please join Lynn Grubb and I as we discuss Chapter 1 of Conceiving Christian America; Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Politics by Risa Cromer, and the intersection with the impact on adoptees. While embryo adoption is not legally adoption, but rather a property transfer, the fertility industry deliberately uses the language of adoption to obscure this fact. Lynn can be found online as The Adopted Genealogist, and is the President of the Adoptee Rights Coalition. Home | ARC (adopteerightscoaliti...
Mar 18, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Please join us as we discuss Interlude "Coming to Terms" of the book Conceiving Christian America: Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Politics by Risa Cromer. In this episode, we talk about the debate over semantics that occurred at the beginning of the embryo "adoption" movement, and how it continues to shape peoples perspectives today. Mentioned in the show: Conceiving Christian America: Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Politics by Risa Cromer Conceiving Christian America: Embryo Adoption and Re...
Mar 10, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Please join Lynn and I as we discuss the Introduction to Conceiving Christian America: Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Politics by Risa Cromer. If you haven't picked up a copy of the book yet, you can order it from Amazon or your local bookseller. We try very hard to behave like adults while talking about this very emotional issue. The implications of frozen embryo adoption are profoud for many intersecting communities, as can be seen in the recent law in Alabama, declaring that embryos are per...
Mar 06, 2024•40 min
Please join me as I speak with Katie Nelson Burns, founder of The Family Preservation Project. Katie is a mother of loss to adoption who is passionately committed to preventing others from applying permanent solutions to temporary problems. As the creator of the project and as a board member of Saving our Sisters, Katie devotes a great deal to helping pregnant mothers in crisis. Mentioned on the show: The Family Preservation Project: The Family Preservation Project – Where Moms and Resources Mee...
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 20 min
Please join me and my guest, Jennifer Trudeau as we talk about her new organization, Parents Partnership. We discuss the need for a networking system for parents and grandparents as they navigate the challenges of caring for children in an increasingly isolating, expensive world. Mentioned in the show: Parents Partnership: Parents Partnership | Sign Up Today! (5) Facebook https://www.linkedin.com/company/parents-partnership-inc/ The opinions of the host and their guest are just that, our opinion...
Feb 28, 2024•1 hr 1 min
The host and co-host wish to clarify some of the language when referring to evangelical Christianity as they begin to explore the book Conceiving Christian America: Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Politics by Risa Cromer
Feb 26, 2024•4 min
Please join me and my co-host as we explore the book Conceiving Christian America: Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Politics, by Risa Cromer. Snowflake adoptions have been on my radar for years now. We are delighted to begin a conversation on the implications of frozen embryo adoptions from the perspective of adult adopted people, with the added wieght this book provides to the discussion. In light of recent decisions such as the Alabama Supreme Court ruling designating a frozen embryo as a pers...
Feb 26, 2024•28 min
Please join Valerie and me as we talk about WARM, the Washington Adoption Reunion Movement. Warm was established in the 1970s to help adopted people reunite with family. Mentioned in the show: WARM: Front Page - WARM (warmsearch.org) warm@warmsearch.org 206-767-9510; applications available via email CUB: Concerned United Birthparents: Concerned United Birthparents Washington Digital Archives: Washington State Archives, Digital Archives Post | NCAP (ncap-us.org) Genealogy Search - Trace Your Ance...
Feb 23, 2024•1 hr 28 min
Please join me as I speak with Beth Steury about adoption in Indiana, and the advocacy being done by NAAP, the National Association of Adoptees and Parents. Beth is an Indiana adoptee who can be found at BethSteury.com. She is the treasurer of NAAP, a Search Angel, and a writer. Mentioned in the episode: Beth Steury, Author – Life Matter Publishing – Because Life Matters Health: Vital Records: Adoptions (in.gov) Indiana | Adoptee Rights Law Center Home | ARC (adopteerightscoalition.com) Home (na...
Feb 11, 2024•1 hr 20 min
Please join me as I speak with adoptee and birthmom Rebecca Ricardo, LCSW about Virginias bill that will restore unrestricted access to Virginia adoptees to their unamended birth certificates. As an adoption professional, Rebecca is very well-versed in the way adoption is carried out in the state of Virginia. Mentioned in the episode: Virginia House Bill 550: VA HB550 | 2024 | Regular Session | LegiScan Adoptees United: Adoptees United | Identity, Citizenship, Equality Adoptee Rights Law: Adopte...
Feb 04, 2024•1 hr 7 min
Basically, this is me, ranting about how ludicrous the idea of forever homes and forever family is in a system that devalues the child and places all the value in the narrative clung to by prospective and adoptive parents. The sound quality is not great, but I am putting this out there, anyway. My opinions are my own. The laws are on the books that allow unsupervised exchange of children on shady websites like Second Chance Adoption and rehomimg sites on places like Facebook and LinkedIn. The la...
Feb 03, 2024•16 min
Please join me as I speak with Gaye Sherman Tannenbaum, a New York adoptee and treasurer of the Adoptee Rights Coalition. Gaye is a CPA who worked in forensic accounting. She now applies the skills she acquired as a forensic investigator to helping people with their genealogy. Mentioned in the show: New York adoption law: Obtaining Original (Pre-Adoption) Birth Certificate for Adoptees - New York State Department of Health (ny.gov) Illinois Adoption law: Birth Certificates Available to Adoptees ...
Dec 11, 2023•1 hr 34 min
Please join us for a discussion on Adoptee Rights 101, the dual birth certificate system and the need for unrestricted access laws. Lynn Grubb is the president of Adoptee Rights Coalition, an Ohio 501 C4 non profit educational project seeking to inform legislators and the public on adoptee rights issues. Mentioned in the show: Home | ARC (adopteerightscoalition.com) Concerned United Birthparents Georgia Alliance for Adoptee Rights – Dedicated to Equality for All Adoptees (gaallianceforadopteerig...
Nov 06, 2023•1 hr 13 min
The RealId saga continues. An update on where things stand, or, Ande decides to vent. mentioned in the episode: RealId: a new-ish form of supposedly verified identification that will be required to fly. Passports/US Immigration: the first is a form of identification issued by the latter that verifies a persons citizenship in the relevant country and endows certain protections to the holder. Necessary for travel across international borders. Homeland Security: the governmental entity tasked with ...
Oct 31, 2023•22 min
Dani Joy is a mother of loss to adoption. Her son was born and adopted in the state of North Carolina, a closed state. Dani entered into an open adoption with members of her church. Please join us as we talk about her experience with adoption and it's life altering impact. Mentioned in the show: North Carolina relinquishment law: Termination of Parental Rights (nccourts.gov) North Carolina Adoptee access laws: Birth Family Search Information | NCDHHS Bethany Christian adoption agency: Bethany Ch...
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 20 min
Lina Vanegas MSW(Masters in Social Work) identifies as a transracial, transnational, displaced person. Her lived experience has motivated her to train, speak and consult on trauma, mental health, adoption and suicide. She shares some of her experience and expertise with us as we talk about how adoption impacts adoptee mental health. on Instagram: linaleadswithlove. On Twitter LinaLeadsWLove She can also be contacted at Linavanegasmsw@gmail.com Links to Lina's work: (1) Lina Vanegas - This is an ...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 33 min
VellaaMae Travis is an adoptee from the closed state of Kentucky. Please join us as we talk about being born and adopted in a sealed state, and the difficutlies of pursuing records in Kentucky. We also discuss adovocacy, being married to another adopted person, and the challenges of raising a child as an adoptee. Mentioned in the show: Kentucky adoption law: Kentucky | Adoptee Rights Law Center California AB 1302: California Adoptee Rights | Adoptees United Inc. Reunion registries: the idea of a...
Sep 09, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Lisa Elaine Scott is a writer and filmmaker. She is a Baby Scoop Era California adoptee and the director of the upcoming film "All You Have is Love: Demand, Deception and the Infant Adoption Industry. Lisa can be found at: lscott327@yahoo.com All You Have is Love: Demand, Deception and the Infant Adoption Industry Home - (allyouhaveislove.com) All You Have Is Love - YouTube Please use the site below to participate in making this groundbreaking work possible! All You Have Is Love: Demand, Decepti...
Jun 05, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Please join us as we talk with Lorraine Dusky, author of Hole in My Heart: Love and Loss in the Fault Lines of Adoption, as well as the book Birthmark and many other books and articles. Lorraine was the first mother to come forward and publicly talk about her experience with loss to adoption during the height of the baby scoop era. Lorraine has been a vocal advocate of adoptee rights and unrestricted access to birth certificates for over fifty years. Her books can be found at bookstores and can ...
May 07, 2023•1 hr 44 min
