tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post6785778365671849710..comments2024-03-14T17:59:30.786-04:00Comments on [Birth Mother] First Mother Forum: When you have a family history of breast cancer, take this test. Or, Do not pass Go, Go directly to jail.Lorraine Duskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18285341379272250245noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-67447251928207837442010-02-24T13:10:42.099-05:002010-02-24T13:10:42.099-05:00Conference Notice:
Both Lorraine and I have presen...Conference Notice:<br />Both Lorraine and I have presented at this event before. it has been academic and heavy on adoptive mothers, but I always found the people pleasant and the conference interesting.<br /><br />This year it looks like there will be more birthmother participation. I am presenting at this conference on the history of birthmother activism, Marley is presenting on Baby Dumps, and Ann Fessler who wrote "Girls Who Went Away" will present. Adoptee Marianne Novy told me that Lynn Lauber, keynote, is a birthmother, and so are the three people on the plenary Birthmothers Speak, Ann Fessler and Sheila Ganz will show films in progress, and Martha Gelarden will do a presentation Friday evening with her birth son.<br />Check it out on the website below.<br /><br />*Adoption: Secret Histories, Public Policies*<br />A conference sponsored by the Alliance for the Study of Adoption and Culture<br />at MIT, Cambridge, MA<br />April 29-May 2, 2010<br />http://web.me.com/shaslang/ASAC_2010_Conference/maryannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-79699118895687158232010-02-22T11:57:20.752-05:002010-02-22T11:57:20.752-05:00This link is an example of the exact situation you...This link is an example of the exact situation you describe...<br /><br />http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=1580145<br /><br />Thank you for bringing light to the situation!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-4108807645044725082010-02-22T06:11:14.987-05:002010-02-22T06:11:14.987-05:00This is the one that amazes me: http://www.wired.c...This is the one that amazes me: http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/01/st_henrietta/etropichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12598931891313075439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-10985108405837282242010-02-22T06:09:31.528-05:002010-02-22T06:09:31.528-05:00This really is nothing new. I read the following ...This really is nothing new. I read the following article when it came out. As a healthcare worker it frightens me to see this happening. Do I dare ask what's next? http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/10/1013_051013_gene_patent.htmletropichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12598931891313075439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-61663207383029147812010-02-21T22:39:58.248-05:002010-02-21T22:39:58.248-05:00I will never understand the need to pretend this &...I will never understand the need to pretend this "anonymity" is for us, the mothers - when the fact is said by th man himself - they are afraid of the birth mothers!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05815710859859029536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-59891175861272881682010-02-21T21:00:15.968-05:002010-02-21T21:00:15.968-05:00Good News! Looks like they extended the vote for a...Good News! Looks like they extended the vote for a full week. 3 more days left (ending on the 24th), and now there are less than 200 votes seperating Return Adult Adoptees and the Death Penalty. So put the call out, you can still vote!Kelsey Stewart, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11772746376820263241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-86311515953525191262010-02-21T20:00:47.316-05:002010-02-21T20:00:47.316-05:00Kelsey, we had a link posted to the vote on the si...Kelsey, we had a link posted to the vote on the sidebar...for weeks. Results now on top because supposedly the last day for voting was the 17th.<br /><br />And we are not publishing comments that are solely about not supporting gay rights because of people like O'Donnell.Lorraine Duskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285341379272250245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-14114488383546430072010-02-21T19:15:24.479-05:002010-02-21T19:15:24.479-05:00Thank you for all of the information in this post!...Thank you for all of the information in this post! Great links, I was always confused about the state of Utah and why there are so many people who place for adoption there, great resources ... just a great writing all around.<br /><br />Wondering if you and your readers are aware of this?http://www.change.org/ideas/view/return_adult_adoptees_the_right_to_their_original_birth_certificates_2<br />Seems the Obama Administration wants to know what is important to people when it comes to making laws. Every vote counts.<br />Thanks for the read!Kelsey Stewart, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11772746376820263241noreply@blogger.com