Jacoba Ballard has always felt that she never fully belonged to her family. Then, in 2014, she used 23andMe’s DNA test kit and discovered the sickening truth that her real biological father was actually her parents’ fertility doctor, Dr. Donald Cline. And the rest is shown in the Our Father on Netflix.
Learn more about her as this Jacoba Ballard biography progresses.
Jacoba Ballard in the Our Father on Netflix
The new Netflix documentary Our Father premiered on May 11, 2022 and told the story of Jacoba Ballard, one of many children born from Dr. Donald Cline’s illegal practice of impregnating his clients with their own sperm.
According to Dr. Donald, his actions had no sexual connotations. However, the people refused to believe him and he claimed that he had some sort of religious belief for having created many blonde-haired, blue-eyed children.
Due to this action, Dr. Donald ended up losing his license, facing a year of probation and paying a $500 fine. Amazingly, he did not serve any prison time, because the judge supposedly knew Dr. Donald and was incredibly sympathetic to him.
There were initially 22 siblings when director Lucie Jourdan began following Jacoba’s story in December 2017. But by the time they finished filming, Jacoba had more than 94 siblings. “In fact, we had a new brother that came out the day the trailer came out,” Jacoba noted.
So why did Jacoba decide to turn this into a documentary? Well, she admitted that after “everything that happened to them” they have “very little confidence.” Although many people reached out to her, she wanted someone who wouldn’t spin a story. “We wanted it to be accurately counted, we wanted everything to be included, and we wanted it to be done with our feelings in mind,” she added.
Likewise, Jacoba mentioned that making this film is like a “healing process.”
But on the other hand, every time he finds a new combination for his brothers and breaks the news to them, he feels like he’s ruining their lives.
Did you know: dr. Donald did “everything in his power to shut up Jacob and the making of the movie.” But Jacoba was determined to let the world know the truth, nothing could stop her.
Where is Jacoba Ballard today?
Jacoba Ballard is an advocate today. She is actively working to change laws that would criminalize acts like those of her biological father, Dr. Don Cline. And thanks to her efforts, Indiana passed a law in 2018 making illegal donor inseminations illegal.
In addition, Jacoba continues the search for her half-siblings and provides them with support. In an interview in May 2022, she mentioned that she is still afraid to tell another new half-sibling about the cruel reality of her biological father.
As of 2022, she lived in Reelsville, Indianapolis, and was a voice for dozens like her. She even founded the Donor Conceived Community group to support children of donors.
The era of Jacoba Ballard
Jacoba Ballard was born on August 26, 1980. That makes her 41 years old in 2022.
According to the date of birth, he belongs to the zodiac sign Virgo.
Jacoba Ballard’s work
Jacoba Ballard might be a lawyer today, but her full-time job is as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), working a 24-hour shift at Lapel Stony Creek Twp. fire territory.
Before that, Jacoba volunteered as a firefighter; she started right after graduating.
For the curious, an ER in Indiana made about $46,000 a year.
Is Jacoba Ballard married?
Yes, Jacoba Ballard married her high school sweetheart, Jacob Ballard, in 1999.
As of 2022, Jacoba, her husband, and their two children lived on a dirt road, an hour from suburban Indianapolis. They supposedly moved into the place in 2006.
Speaking more about her husband, Jacoba served in the military. She was sent to Iraq 3 weeks after they moved into her suburban Indianapolis home.
Likewise, Jacoba said that her husband and her three brothers were very close. So close that she Jacoba was jealous of her love.
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What do we know about Jacob Ballard’s family?
Jacoba Ballard comes from a broken family. Her parents divorced when she was a child. And she discovered the bitter truth that the boy was a donor when she was 10 years old. “I was home with my mom. And it was out of the blue. I don’t know what they were arguing about. But she just looked at me and said, he’s not your dad,” she recalled.
At one point, Jacoba even believed that she was adopted.
As for his siblings, he has a half-brother (from his mother’s previous marriage) with whom he grew up. Unfortunately, the two were never close. This was also the reason why she was jealous of her husband and her brothers.
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Is Jacoba Ballard on Instagram and Facebook?
Yes, as of May 2022, find her on Instagram @jacobajballard with 6.1K followers and on Facebook @JacobaBallard with 7.6K followers.
Also, here is his TikTok @jacobajballard. The last one we reviewed had just one video and 517 followers.
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Source: newstars.edu.vn