Please join me as I talk the National Council for Adoption conference with Renee Gellin, founder of Saving Our Sisters and fellow board member and founder of The Family Preservation Project Katie Nelson Burns.

We begin our conversation with an overview of the keynote speakers address, and then dive into the first two sessions attended by Katie and Renee. Renee heard about how CPS and DCFS partners with medical providers to keep an eye out for prospects in medical settings. Katie listened as a lawyer who represents Gladney, is a board member for NCFA, and a member of the Association of Adoption Attorneys presented on how agencies should work to protect themselves against disrupted adoptions(contested adoptions).

I hope to have them back to continue the conversation, as there is much more to learn about how the National Council for Adoption works to promote family severance.

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Please join the host as they wrap up the review of the book Conceiving Christian America; Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Politics by Risa Cromer.

Mentionedin the episode:

Conceiving Christian America: Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Politics (Anthropologies of American Medicine: Culture, Power, and Practice) - Kindle edition by Cromer, Risa. Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. ‘Scratching their heads’: State lawmakers take a closer look at personhood laws in wake of Alabama ruling - POLITICO Mississippi Code § 41-41-191 (2019) - Gestational Age Act; legislative findings and purpose; definitions; abortion limited to fifteen weeks' gestation; exceptions; requisite report; reporting forms; professional sanctions; civil penalties; additional enforcement; construction; severability; right to intervene if constitutionality challenged :: 2019 Mississippi Code :: US Codes and Statutes :: US Law :: Justia 13 States Have Abortion Trigger Bans—Here's What Happens When Roe Is Overturned | Guttmacher Institute The opinion of the host is just that, their opinion. The host is not a therapist, a fertility specialist, or a lawyer. The host is a former evangelical who spent decades in leadership roles, and is a late-discovery, intercountry adopted person with a background in psychology and education.

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Please join the host as they review the interlude Supreme Appeal in the book Conceiving Christian America: Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Justice by Risa Cromer.

Mentioned in the episode:

conceiving christian america - Search (bing.com) Planned Parenthood v. Casey - Ruling, Controversy & Legacy (history.com) Planned Parenthood v. Casey - Ruling, Controversy & Legacy (history.com) June Medical Services LLC v. Russo | Oyez The Case in Depth - Center for Reproductive Rights The opinions of the host are just that, their opinions. The host is not a lawyer or a fertility specialist.

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