Insemination

By Laura HighSociety & Culture Documentary

Insemination episodes

June 07, 2023 Episode 11: Dealing with trauma
Welcome back to INSEMINATION! Today I interview Stef, the Donor Conceived Queen. Stef talks about how she was a late discovery and the trauma that was inflicted on her by her recipient parents. The manipulation and gaslighting that do many donor conceived people go through is horrifying and needs to be acknowledged and addressed.
46 min
May 31, 2023 Episode 10: My Donor Story
We welcome on our first Recipient Parent to the show! Sharon Leya is also the author of the ‘My Donor Story’. A series of inclusive books that explain the donor conception process for donor conceived children. Not only do we talk about the book when we start discussing some points of contention between the donor conceived community and recipient parents. Please understand that this conversation may be triggering for some donor conceived people. But I ask for you not to just focus on what or how Sharon asks a question, but listen to the full conversation and hear how she listens and responds to my perspective. This was a wonderful conversation that I hope can add to a healthy dialogue between recipient parents and donor conceived people, and I am so excited to share it. Please understand that a lot of the things that I say are my opinion, I’d love to hear other Donor Conceived opinions in the comment section. You can find her book here: https://www.mydonorstory.com/
1 hr 5 min
May 24, 2023 Episode 9: Barwin Babies
We are so excited to have our first Canadian guest on, Kat Palmer who now only is donor conceived, she’s also a Barwin Baby. In the USA we have Dr. Klein, in Canada they have Barwin. Dr. Barwin was nicknamed the ‘Baby God’ for how successful he was, but behind the scenes it was very different. Barwin not only committed fertility fraud by switch out the chosen donor dna for his own, but he also switched around the the dna in other pregnancies.
1 hr 28 min
May 18, 2023 Episode 8: The Donor Conceived Persons Protection Act
We welcome Senator Gallivan and Assembly Women Paulin to the podcast. The Senator is the sponsor in the Senate for The Donor Conceived Persons Protection Act and the Assembly Women is the sponsor in the Assembly. This bill is getting introduced in New York and would require banks and clinics to verify the donor's medical history that they provide and to maintain that information for 25 years. Listen to these two legislatures talk about the bill, why it's important, how it works, and what you can do to support it. Find all of your elected officials here: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials and let them know you support: NY State Senate Bill S2122A The Donor Conceived Persons Protection Act (Steven's Bill).
55 min
May 10, 2023 Episode 7: Finding Siblings
FIRST time ever, we have two Donor Conceived siblings on the podcast! Listen to how Anna and Brad found each other. They were both late discovery with incredible and shocking journeys on how they found out that they were donor conceived.
And as promised, if you would like to help get the Donor Conceived Persons Protection Act passed please email: [email protected] and [email protected]
1 hr 29 min
May 03, 2023 Episode 6: Counseling Recipient Parents
If you are a recipient parent or are thinking about using donor conception this episode is a MUST. Our guest on this episode is therapist and author Jana Rupnow whose specialty is counseling recipient parents. In this episode we dive into infertility trauma, how to tell your child they're donor-conceived, and when. We also hear about the TERRIFYING events Jana has witnessed while working for the Infertility Industry.
1 hr 22 min
April 26, 2023 Episode 5: Fertility Fraud Legislation
Our next guest really is the Captain America of Fertility Fraud Legislation, Eve Wiley! Eve spearheaded the Fertility Fraud Legislation which would make it illegal for a doctor to switch out the chosen donor gametes with their own or any other that they feel like. Right now in the USA this egregious act is only considered illegal in eleven states. The Fertility Fraud Legislation is now getting voted on federally. To support please call or email your local legislature and tell them as a constituent you want them to sponsor HR 451 the Fertility Fraud Legislation. Let's get this done!
1 hr 19 min
April 19, 2023 Episode 4: Cryo-bank Whistle Blower
You NEED to hear whistler blower Michelle recount what it was like working for one of the largest cryo-banks worldwide. She talks about the red flags she witnessed and the incident that terrified her, and ultimately got her fired for not going along with it. Insemination audience please help us find the recipient parents of 'Grey' so we can properly warn those families.
42 min
April 10, 2023 Episode 3: Traditional Surrogacy
Our next guess has an incredibly unique story as someone who was conceived via traditional surrogacy. Traditional surrogacy is when someone is conceived using the intended father's sperm, which is then inseminated into the egg donor/surrogate's body. So Andi's egg donor, the surrogate is both her biological and birth mother. In Andi's words, "I was conceived to be sold." Listen to Andi talk about the complex emotional journey she has been going through to understand her roots, conception, and her healing.
1 hr
April 03, 2023 Episode 2: Jacoba Ballard from 'Our Father'
We all met Jacoba Ballard when the whole nation watched and was shook by the documentary ‘Our Father’ on Netflix that premiered in May 2022. On today’s episode listen to Jacoba talk about things that were not included in the documentary, what Dr. Cline has been doing since the premiere, and how you can help Jacoba in her fight for justice. Get ready because this episode will leave you shocked and stunned!
53 min

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Follow comedian and sperm donor baby Laura High as she dives into to the terrifying world of donor conception and the infertility industry. This unregulated unethical multi-billion industry has…