Marna Gatlin is an egg donation and embryo donation industry professional, and a patient advocate with a specialty in open egg donation and open embryo donation. She works to educate, support, and empower individuals in forming or adding to their family. With over 20 years as an infertility and donation professional, many refer to her as the “go to” person regarding all things egg donation and embryo donation.

Marna works with an amazing network of third-party experts. Her peers and professional colleagues would describe her as a creative-strategy problem solver and a detail-oriented team player with the proven ability to lead. “Facilitator” is her middle name! Regardless of whether you are an intended parent or an industry professional, she is always willing to roll up her sleeves and assist with the challenge at hand.

Listen to Marna as to this Part 2 discussion with Ellen and Jenn about:

• Being able to go into the next phase of her life, becoming a mother.

• Being told by a priest that her child would not be accepted by the Catholic Church, because the child was conceived from IVF and egg donation.

• Seeking out a different priest and finding comfort in their words.

• Deciding not to baptize her child as an infant, allowing her child to choose for themselves.

• How PVED came about.

• PVED’s mission to educate, support, and empower families and individuals at any stage of the process considering egg donation in family building.

• The importance of telling children about their donor conception story and helping intended parents through that process.

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