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Formation at Family Equality Council,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and Theresa Witherspoon<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Host<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">:\u00a0Parawana\u00a0Yasmin, Patient Care Advocate<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0at\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Progyny<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">For more information, visit\u00a0Progyny\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.progyny.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Podcast page<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/progyny.com\/education\/lgbtq-family-building\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Progyny\u2019s Education page<\/span><\/a><span 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