- In conversation with … Catherine Lynch … adoptee activist, mother, lawyer Catherine I have been looking forward to our interview. Let’s get straight into it. Adopted people, after decades of invisibility and being relegated to the silent party in adoption, are finding their voice and speaking out about what it is like to live with the legacy of adoption and even to question the practice of […]
- Living with Adoption: A Quest for Hope, Healing and Happiness I acknowledge the mothers, fathers, adopted persons and their family members who are directly affected by adoption. I acknowledge your loss, separation, pain, and the associated uncertainty you may live with. We all carry and have to deal with our emotional wounds. I offer you strength and patience in doing so. My focus today is […]
- Removing Anonymity Does Not Reduce Donor Numbers Sperm donation in Australia was once shrouded in secrecy and donors were forced to be anonymous, even if they did not want to. After learning some of the lessons from adoption, as well as listening to the voices of the donor conceived, practice and policy regarding donor conception began to change. No longer would donors […]
- Redefining Family Conference: Early this year I attended the Redefining Family Conference in Auckland, New Zealand. This conference provided a first time opportunity for me and others to listen to researchers, professionals and lay-persons from the fields of donor conception, surrogacy and adoption reflect on, and explore the dynamics, of families created through these means. Not that I’m […]