Nov 5 Weekly Round Up

An episode of the Right to Know Weekly Roundup podcast, hosted by Right To Know, titled "Nov 5 Weekly Round Up" was published on November 5, 2021 and runs 3 minutes.

November 5, 2021 ·3m · Right to Know Weekly Roundup

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Summary

We received a generous donation from a doctor who asked his company to match his donation. Thank you! We're registered to have your donation matched by most companies. We met with the wonderful women over at EmPower, an educational company created to increase awareness, empower choice, and foster understanding for everyone involved in embryo donation. A woman reached out on our hotline (323-TALK-MPE) who learned her dad had donated sperm years ago and now many new siblings are contacting her. We appreciate her open heart and are working to find a licensed mental health professional in her state to help her process the huge shift in her family dynamics. If you are looking for a licensed mental health professional in your state, check out our therapist directory. Dr. Colleen Berrysess, a professor of criminology at Rutgers University, will be a guest speaker for our next webinar on Sunday, December 12th  at noon pacific / 3:00 pm eastern time entitled “Not My Parent’s Child – Genetics, DNA Surprises, and Ethical Behaviors.” We’ll be discussing how discovering biological family whose ethics and actions you do not subscribe to impacts you. This is the very complicated intersection of ethics, genetics, criminology, and psychology – a space Dr. Berrysess is very familiar with. Don’t forget it’s adoptee awareness month in November. And remember, you have a fundamental human right to know your genetic identity.

Episode Description

We received a generous donation from a doctor who asked his company to match his donation. Thank you! We're registered to have your donation matched by most companies. We met with the wonderful women over at EmPower, an educational company created to increase awareness, empower choice, and foster understanding for everyone involved in embryo donation. A woman reached out on our hotline (323-TALK-MPE) who learned her dad had donated sperm years ago and now many new siblings are contacting her. We appreciate her open heart and are working to find a licensed mental health professional in her state to help her process the huge shift in her family dynamics. If you are looking for a licensed mental health professional in your state, check out our therapist directory. Dr. Colleen Berrysess, a professor of criminology at Rutgers University, will be a guest speaker for our next webinar on Sunday, December 12th at noon pacific / 3:00 pm eastern time entitled “Not My Parent’s Child – Genetics, DNA Surprises, and Ethical Behaviors.” We’ll be discussing how discovering biological family whose ethics and actions you do not subscribe to impacts you. This is the very complicated intersection of ethics, genetics, criminology, and psychology – a space Dr. Berrysess is very familiar with.

Don’t forget it’s adoptee awareness month in November. And remember, you have a fundamental human right to know your genetic identity.