Peter J. Boni Author

NAVIGATE TRAUMA & ENABLE HEALING
With a “Dear Abby” Chapter

Thrilled to be a featured speaker at the coming Untangling Our Roots Conference. (Denver, April 25-28).

Hope to see you there. (www.peterjboni.com)

Nice job, Donna!!! Looking forward to the PBS documentary's release (titled "Missed Conceptions").

Huge exposure to the issues associated with the absence of regulatory oversight in Assisted Reproductive Technology. This can be fixed with The Donor-Conceived Bill of Rights (www.peterjboni.com)

Donna Marvin-Platt
October 22 at 9:09 PM ·
MORE EXCITING NEWS!!!
While finalizing the film for PBS broadcasting, "Missed Conceptions" has received the New York International Film Awards "Grand Jury Award" for "Best Documentary Feature"!

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WILL SHE LEND HER VOICE TO ADVOCATE FOR REGULATORY CHANGE?

Kerry Washington reveals that she is a late-discovery product of an anonymous s***m donor. I understand. Revealing is also healing. https://conta.cc/48vetvw.

Over 1 million adults are donor-conceived. Most don't know it. When they do discover, the journey comes with a genuine dose of identity trauma.

In searching for a publisher for my tell-all expose` on the flaws of the multi-billion dollar Assisted Reproductive Technology industry (Uprooted: Family Trauma, Unknown Origins, and the Secretive History of Artificial Insemination), I was repeatedly told that if I had the weight of a celebrity voice, I'd be far more successful in advocating for legislation for a Donor-Conceived Bill of Rights. I'm not Jon Bon Jovi; rather Peter J. Boni. Welcome to the club no one wanted to join, Kerry Washington.

And I'm all ll for science to enable wanting people to have a family, with consideration for the very people the science creates...people like Kerry and me. No donor anonymity; required donor genetic testing & release of health history; limited number of offspring per donor; a sibling registry; mandated donor/recipient counseling about the needs of the donor-conceived, and legal consequences to blatant fertility fraud.

Breeding puppies enjoys better regulatory oversight.

WILL SHE LEND HER VOICE TO ADVOCATE FOR REGULATORY CHANGE?

Kerry Washington reveals that she is a late-discovery product of an anonymous s***m donor. Welcome to the club no one ever wanted to join. I understand. Revealing is also healing. https://conta.cc/48vetvw.

Over 1 million adults are donor-conceived. Most don't know it. When they do discover, the journey comes with a genuine dose of identity trauma.

In searching for a publisher for my tell-all expose` on the flaws of the multi-billion dollar Assisted Reproductive Technology industry (Uprooted: Family Trauma, Unknown Origins, and the Secretive History of Artificial Insemination), I was repeatedly told that if I had the weight of a celebrity voice, I'd be far more successful in advocating for legislation for a Donor-Conceived Bill of Rights. I'm not Jon Bon Jovi; rather Peter J. Boni. Welcome to the club no one wanted to join, Kerry Washington.

And I'm all ll for science to enable wanting people to have a family, with consideration for the very people the science creates...people like Kerry and me. No donor anonymity; required donor genetic testing & release of health history; limited number of offspring per donor; a sibling registry; mandated donor/recipient counseling about the needs of the donor-conceived, and legal consequences to blatant fertility fraud.

Breeding puppies enjoys better regulatory oversight.

Thank you, All Author, for the opportunity to interview.
https://allauthor.com/interview/peterjboni/

The more exposure to the flawed practices of the multi-billion dollar Assisted Reproductive Technology industry, the better the chances for change. No one should have 100+ siblings, all unknown to them, from an anonymous gamete donor, with no requirement for genetic testing or release of health history, no sibling registry, no mandate for donor or recipient counseling about the needs of the donor conceived, and no laws on the books to penalize blatant fertility fraud.

Support the Donor-Conceived Bill of Rights.

--After 21 months of podcasting and speaking around the country about my book, Uprooted (www.peterjboni.com), I presented at the my local community library last week.
--Talk titled "The Top 10 Secrets of Assisted Reproductive Technology." Sounds serious, right? At the 11th hour, I added this slide that I found on-line.
--Thx to the originator. Turns out it was the hit of the evening

PLEASE JOIN ME (www.peterjboni.com) to fund THE COMPLETE PICTURE, A NEW MUSICAL

The first ever show to hit the stage to feature the practices of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Industry from the lens of the donor-conceived.

There are 1.5 million of them (us). Their (our) voices MUST BE HEARD. Breeding puppies enjoys better legislative oversight.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/fundraiser-for-the-complete-picture-a-new-musical?fbclid=IwAR0_ouIWuCrnkTD8F-leI5oRuSR8UUnEomHOyxQ4HSxQ2VCrRrkyIf3CgG0 #/

Fundraiser for THE COMPLETE PICTURE: A New Musical I am raising $20,000 to produce a concert in fall '23 and a reading of the whole show in spring '24 | Check out 'Fundraiser for THE COMPLETE PICTURE: A New Musical' on Indiegogo.

READERS FAVORITE BOOK AWARD: Social Issues

"Honorable Mention" is like coming in 4th. My publisher pointed out to me that over 4 million new books were published last year. 45% of them were non-fiction.

My mother often said: “You'll be judged by the the company you keep." I'm grateful for the recognition. Congrats to the top 3. We're all winners. (www.peterjboni.com)

Six years ago today, after 22 years of searching, I connected with a "close relative, first cousin?" on Ancestry's site. She championed finding the source of my seed in her family tree. For three intense weeks, we corresponded, spoke on the phone and researched. I'm still blown away by her call. "Are you sitting down?" Reborn!

To heal, I was compelled to reveal...in a book, Uprooted, after remaining fairly quiet for so long about the manner of my conception and what I had learned about the flaws of the unregulated industry which enabled it. (www.peterjboni.com)

Since then, a dozen friends and acquaintances have come to me seeking help to interpret their DNA results...most recently this week. My heart breaks each time I witness the disrupting trauma that comes with learning of NPE status, no matter the reason. My heart also fills with joy upon seeing the elation that comes with the surge of rebirth upon full discovery. I now empathetically relive the range of emotions of my own search and discovery with every situation.

While I used to do so silently. I've found that not to be healthy for me...so I'm sharing it. To recognize this sixth anniversary, after speaking on podcasts and to audiences around the country, I'm excited to share my story with a home audience...at my home town library...on Sept 14th.

PLEASE JOIN ME: SUPPORT Donor Conceived Community (DCC) (www.peterjboni.com)

Someday, it will be common for the fertility industry to financially contribute to organizations and programs that support people impacted by donor conception.

For now, we rely on leaders who generously support Donor-Conceived People's (DCP)voices and the well-being of donor conceived families.

With your help, DCC will be able to attend the 2023 American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Congress & Expo THIS October 14-18 in New Orleans!

What does your sponsorship/donation provide? Registration fees, airfare, hotel, meals, booth rental, materials. Even if you don't count the mental/emotional labor for DCP to join these events- it's EXPENSIVE. With YOUR help, DCC can join these events and connect with thousands of fertility industry professionals, all in one place!

DCC is committed to supporting donor conceived people and sharing their perspectives and experiences.

DCC is committed to providing support to parents and s***m/egg/embryo donors.

DCC is committed to helping industry professionals support the
well-being of families made through third-party reproduction.

Give at www.donorbox.org/dcp-voices

Proceeds from the book, Uprooted, are being donated to advocacy organizations working towards a Donor-Conceived Bill of Rights.

Some gains have been made, but there's a long way to go. Breeding puppies enjoys greater legislative oversight.

Thanks for your interest and support.

Thank you The Reader’s House Co UK for the UK exposure for UPROOTED. Parental Misattribution is a global issue

Trauma Rekindled Old Traumas Thought Long Past

Peter J. Boni Author

“I'm all for science to enable wanting people to have a family, but with some consideration for the human beings who the science creates...people like me who suffered the traumatic consequences of identity disruption due to a DNA surprise.”

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WINNER, NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARD

Humbled to be among a top cadre of books recognized by NIEA. UPROOTED is not only a deeply intimate memoir, but it's also a historical narrative, as well as a tell-all expose` on the evolution of a multi billion dollar industry in need of deep reform.

To the fertility industry, people like me, the donor-conceived, are referred to as "a successful outcome." Never mind the trauma experienced by late discovery...their birth certificates and DNA don't line up; they have dozens, even hundreds, of unknown siblings; they have no idea of their genetics or health history; their donors & parents have no required counseling about their emotional well-being; no laws are in place to penalize blatant fertility fraud.

I'm all for science to enable wanting people to have a family...with some consideration for the very people the science creates. Advocating for a Donor-Conceived Bill of Rights. Breeding puppies enjoys greater legislative oversight.(www.peterjboni.com)

MAJOR MILESTONE JUST BEFORE FATHER'S DAY
The 100th Amazon Review.

Thanks you "Anonymous Reviewer from the United States" and all others who have taken their time to post their review.

Uprooted: Family Trauma, Unknown Origins, and the Secretive History of Artificial Insemination Hardcover – January 25, 2022
by Peter J. Boni (Author)

4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 100 ratings

2023 IPPY Gold Medalist in Nonfiction Audiobooks
2022 Best Book Awards Nonfiction Narrative WINNER

MAJOR MILESTONE JUST BEFORE FATHER'S DAY
The 100th Amazon Review.

Thanks you "Anonymous Reviewer from the United States" and all others who have taken time to post their review.

Uprooted: Family Trauma, Unknown Origins, and the Secretive History of Artificial Insemination Hardcover – January 25, 2022
by Peter J. Boni (Author)
www.peterjboni.com

4.8 out of 5 stars 100 ratings

2023 IPPY Gold Medalist in Nonfiction Audiobooks
2022 Best Book Awards Nonfiction Narrative WINNER

MAJOR MILESTONE JUST BEFORE FATHER'S DAY
The 100th Amazon Review.

Thanks you "Anonymous Reviewer from the United States" and all others who have taken their time to post their review.

Uprooted: Family Trauma, Unknown Origins, and the Secretive History of Artificial Insemination Hardcover – January 25, 2022
by Peter J. Boni (Author)

4.8 out of 5 stars 100 ratings

2023 IPPY Gold Medalist in Nonfiction Audiobooks
2022 Best Book Awards Nonfiction Narrative WINNER

This next week, I'm seeing a new sister (along with her whole family) who I met for the first time last year. This coming get together has rekindled my reflections of the fire of genealogical bewilderment which raged inside me for the full 22 years of my search to find the source of my seed.

In 1992, Clannad, an Irish group, wrote and recorded "I Will Find You" for the movie, "Last of the Mohicans." This haunting sound echoed in my head for 2+ decades and reverberates still as I wonder how many more siblings are out there yet to be discovered. Only those who have walked this walk really get it.

I was compelled to share my findings in a book (Uprooted). A legalized Donor-Conceived Bill of Rights will save countless Donor-Conceived from this haunt. Driven, still, to make a difference.

Consumer DNA testing has enabled a lesser time between discovery and revelation. But I'm sure that the intensity of the fire and the deepness of the haunt are recognizable by all misattributed, no matter the reason.

Clannad - I WIll Find You (Theme from The Last Of The Mohicans) (Live) Clannad performing live at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin. The song 'I WIll Find You' was used as the 'Love Theme' in the movie 'The Last Of The Mohicans'.

UPROOTED WINS IPPY'S 2023 GOLD MEDAL
BEST NONFICTION AUDIOBOOK

Congrats to Narrator Josh Bloomberg, who conveyed such a deeply intimate memoir and tell all expose` about the scientific, sociological and legal history and evolution of the Assisted Reproductive Technology industry so eloquently.

Breeding puppies enjoys better regulatory oversight.
(www.peterjboni.com)

THANK YOU, BOOKTRIB, FOR PROMOTING THAT UPROOTED BELONGS WITH SUCH AN ALL-STAR CAST.

What does it mean to belong? People of all ages from all backgrounds have found themselves pondering this question.

For many of us, a strong sense of self and identity begins at home. Our family — our first community — helps us determine the rules of society and how we fit in. In a happy and healthy household, you don’t have to change who you are to belong. No one can argue that how our family raises us has a big impact on how we identify as an adult. But for many who grew up in non-traditional families, the situation becomes more complicated.

What if you’re the product of illegal adoption, with no way to gain information about your birth parents? What if your family is very different from you, like in the case of in*******al or cross-continental adoption? What if you’re a child of the foster care system, and grow up without a steady family? What if, as an adult, you discover your family lied to you about your birth and where you came from?

Where, then, do you truly belong? Explore that very question, and unearth the complexities of family, genetics and identity.

Uprooted: Family Trauma, Unknown Origins, and the Secretive History of Artificial Insemination by Peter J. Boni
In this suspenseful memoir that reads like a mystery novel, one man shares his personal journey and acquired expertise to shed light on the scandalous evolution of artificial insemination and its consequences.

Just before his 50th birthday, long after the death of his father, Boni’s mother reveals a shocking secret: his father was not actually biological. He was conceived via artificial insemination using an anonymous s***m donor — the work of groundbreaking science back in 1945. This bombshell sends Boni’s life spiraling as it rekindles past traumas and sparks a relentless search to find out more about where he came from.

After two decades of meticulous research, modern technology catches up to Boni’s quest and shows him the answers he’s searched for. In Boni’s exploration of the history, culture, science and law of the assisted reproduction industry, he unveils the shady past of this multibillion-dollar industry, in hopes of improving the industry’s ethical practices.

ADVANCING FERTILITY TECHNOLOGY: AUTOMATION

Never mind ART "advances" that include internet distribution channels, offshoring of services (to include surrogacy), and fundamental trafficking of gametes from poor and disenfranchised Eastern Europeans.

Next up is automating the IVF process to eliminate the need for an endocrinologist altogether.

Yikes. See the Technology Review article. Conceive the human without the human.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/04/25/1071933/first-babies-conceived-s***m-injecting-robot-ivf-automation-icsi-overture/?truid=&utm_source=the_download&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&utm_term=&utm_content=05-03-2023&mc_cid=1fb19f5898&mc_eid=2d5

THE LA TIME FESTIVAL OF BOOKS: DAY ONE…SOME EARLY OBSERVATIONS

MY SKILLS AS A CARNIVAL BARKER NEED MUCH POLISH!

My first book festival experience as an author came from the second largest book fare in the country, The Tucson Festival of Books at the University of Arizona. It was March, 2016. My first book, All Hands on Deck: Navigating Your Team Through Crises, Getting Your Organization Unstuck, and Emerging Victorious, included a case study on The University of Arizona’s then President, Dr. Ann Hart. By itself, that was my “in." No carnival huckstering needed, thank you very much. I built my consulting practice (Kedgeway LLC) around that book, and I was in my element…organizational leadership. The whole experience…the book launch and the consulting practice, were quite successful.

Fast forward seven years…The (by far) LARGEST book fair in the country, The LA Times Festival of Books at The University of Southern California, on April 22-23, 2023. As an author of my second book (this one an award-winner), Uprooted: Family Trauma, Unknown Origins, and the Secretive History of Artificial Insemination, I must admit, I'm in a new element…an advocate for regulatory oversight over a multi-billon dollar fertility industry…and speaking for the multitude of misattributed people who understand the trauma of late-discovery genetic identity. I have no “in” amongst the 1,000 other booths and authors who have been promoting their stuff.

In carnival fashion, many of this book fare's exhibitors employ the old fashioned huckster style to woo the thousands of passersby to hear their story. Mine was the DNA pull. Win a free DNA test in a raffle…thus giving me another mailing list to promote my book to interested would-be readers. Not my most successful venture by a long shot.

DIVERSE THEMES ABOUND

Sure, I expected to see books, authors, book sellers, publishing agents an alike. And I had expected protesters of something or other. There were a number of themes abound. One that caught my eye featured concerns about World War III. The pink-haired lady who was shrilly in her delivery while stomping on the American flag left a lot to be desired for my taste. A in messaging; F in delivery.

What I hadn’t expected in a million years was the Agency for Egg Donors and Surrogacy…at a book festival of all places!!! For the hell of it, I attempted to engage the agency's booth staff in conversation. My second failure on the same day! Speaking to a fertility industry regulatory advocate was far less interesting than whatever was on their smart phones.

USC IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE

The big old tree in front of the Alumni Center captured my interest. This was my first trip to USC’s campus since my son was a graduate student there . Gosh, that was thirty years ago! The Rodney King riots were in full swing, I wanted to charter a helicopter to do an extraction and get my son out of what looked like a combat zone. Today, what a beautifully peaceful campus.

The campus was also riddled with 85 degree bright sunshine, with very little shade. The 1,000 or so open-air canvas booths were all steamy hot. I dropped my pretension to look professional and opted to change into my gym shorts and sneakers, keeping my yellow polo shirt on in hopes that photography wouldn't show off my scarred legs in desperate need of a sun tan. Note the book signing picture with a fellow author…my only success on Day One.

TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY

I’m looking forward to Sunday’s meet-up to share experiences with several other Donor-Conceived People from Los Angelas. Only those who have walked this walk really get it. ….3PM at Johnny’s Pastrami, an apt name for an LA bar.

PREPARING FOR DONOR-CONCEPTION AWARENESS DAY

Thanks, Jana Rupnow, for the shout out in prep for the April 27th Donor-Conception Awareness Day. (https;//donorconceptionawarenessday.com)

IT WAS A HUM-DINGER OF A WEEK @ TWISTED ROOTS
That's what my dad would have called it.

A flight from San Francisco to Louisville delayed and rerouted due to our 12th atmospheric river in as many weeks; a terrific Twisted Roots conference (so many great people sharing their NPE stories); a tornado nearby; and then a trip to Nashville, where we experienced The Grand Ole Opry and my new favorite bar, "The Lucky Bastard Saloon." We got out of town just before the next tornado threat.

NEXT STOP: LOS ANGELAS

Come join me. I've accepted an invitation to attend the LA Times Festival of Books at USC in Los Angelas April 22-23. Thereafter, I'm staying on Cape Cod for "the season."

Uprooted's 2022 Best Book Award, Narrative Nonfiction, has gained some fanfare, but I remain humble. 😏 Oprah hasn't called. (www.peterjboni.com)

IS A HUMAN BODY PART MORE VALUABLE THAN THE HUMAN?

The value of all the parts that make up an automobile adds up to so much more than the value of a whole automobile, fully assembled and delivered. How about human beings?

The government has just announced a move to modernize and overhaul organ donation practices. Can the conception of a human being be also given some degree of regulatory oversight in the name of the public good? Since when is the ethics of harvesting a heart, lung, kidney or other body part of a human being more important than the ethical conception of a human being via assisted reproductive technology?

S***m? Eggs? Embryos? Surrogacy? Fertility tourism? Third world trafficking of eggs? Exploitation? Exportation? Genetic testing? Health history? Donor anonymity...still... with 21st Century DNA? Sibling registry? Limits to the number of offspring per donor? Federal penalties for blatant fertility fraud? Mandated counseling re the needs of the Donor-Conceived? Health impact of long-frozen gametes and embryos? Synthetic gametes/embryos? Cloning? Internet cataloging of gamete donors with no screening? The free flow of money? The absence of any regulatory body to provide oversight with real rules and regulations for the public good.

All issues put forth (with a fix) in panel discussion with experts in Louisville March 29-April 1. Join us!!! (www.untanglingourroots.org))

A NEW IRISHMAN

The new details provided on Ancestry's site informed me that, as opposed to being 50% Northern Italian (which I've known for a while), I'm 7% Irish (6% maternal and 1% paternal).

I still love my Pasta Bolognese, but this new knowledge gives clarity to my desire for a snort of Jamison's about 7% of the time.. (www.peterjboni.com)

JOIN ME IN LOUISVILLE MARCH 30-APRIL 1
Untangling Our Roots Summit

Speaking: Friday, March 30 (Your Origins: It's Big Business)

Moderating a Panel: Saturday, April 1 (Ethics & Human Rights in Our Origins)

Featuring my Book: Uprooted: Family Trauma, Unknown Origins, and the Secretive History of Artificial Insemination

Mingle, help, and heal with others who have experienced the trauma of late-discovery misattributed identity or support those who have.

Hope to see you there.

I'm heading to Nashville thereafter for a cultural experience, then returning to Cape Cod for "the season."

DNA stimulated active conversation within my. New Zealand tour group over the past two weeks. Major parties were the venues for unlikely discussion.

In the middle of a commemoration of a Feb 3, 1931 earthquake that pummeled Napier but allowed it’s 1931-33 rebuilding as an Art Deco meca and a national holiday to celebrate the Feb 6, 1840 signing of a Māori treaty with the Crown…….A New Zealander declared he was a proud known s***m donor. That opened the gates!

A retired midwestern doctor guiltily admitted he was an anonymous s***m donor several times ($100 a pop) while attending Univ of Washington Med School in 1980. An Atlanta couple with a “single mom by choice” confessed angst for their granddaughter from an anonymous s***m donor. Would she have 100 siblings, all unknown to her? A woman from New Jersey experienced a happy contact from the now grown child she had given up for adoption at age 16. Others joined in conversation. Of course, i mentioned my book!

“Uprooted” had attracted a readership of interested parties who had no previous understanding of what it was to be “misattributed.”

It’s gratifying to see my book adding to the visibility of an industry that needs an overhaul, while also speaking to the emotional needs and well being of all misattributed people! (www.peterjboni.com)

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Uprooted: Family Trauma, Unknown Origins, and the Secretive History of Artificial Insemination is making headway to achieve my three goals:

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2) Influence the legislative agenda for regulation;
3) Speak to the emotional needs of all misattributed people, no matter the reason. We all experience similar trauma.

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