Tag: family history

  • Top Secret: When Donor Conceived People Need Security Clearance

    Top Secret: When Donor Conceived People Need Security Clearance

    Little known fact: I wanted to pursue a career in the FBI after law school but my terrible eyesight disqualified me from the outset. But if I had perfect eyesight today, I don’t know that I would even try to apply. I have at least two friends who have been through the security clearance process.

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  • Phone Calls that Don’t Come

    Phone Calls that Don’t Come

    The call no one wants is also the call many donor conceived people never get. Nobody wants the call—the one you get when someone is seriously ill or has died. But for donor-conceived people who can’t find their close genetic relatives or are rejected by them when they do, the dreaded yet important phone calls

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