The Boomer Woman’s Podcast, episode 279
Ethics and Assisted Reproductive Technology with Peter J. Boni
Peter J Boni was the “successful outcome” of assisted reproduction more than 7 decades ago but didn’t know that until mid-life. The science and the ethics involved in Assisted Reproductive Technology have been his focus ever since.
Today he explains:
- The process at that time compared to now
- The concerns about siblings not knowing they’re siblings
- Genealogical bewilderment… health history
- Donor conceived bill of rights
- “DNA Surprise” and “Identity Trauma”
- The U. S. Donor-Conceived Council
Peter shares really honest and candid personal truths in today’s conversation.
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Agnes - in conversation with Peter J. Boni
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About the guest: Peter J. Boni
Peter J. Boni is a retired venture capitalist, former high tech CEO, keynote speaker, award-winning entrepreneur, board chairman, non-profit leader, special ops combat veteran, avid mariner, and a two-times best-selling author.
At age 49, he discovered that his father wasn’t biological. He was conceived with the help of a pioneering fertility doctor and an anonymous sperm donor.
He researched the entire practice of assisted reproductive technology for 22 years, until finally uncovering the identity of his biological seed.
His 2022 book, Uprooted, is both a deeply intimate memoir and a tell-all expose` on the secretive, and scandalous practices of the human fertility industry.
He is now a donor-conceived rights activist, and founding contributor of the U. S. Donor-Conceived Council (www.usdcc.org).
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