Navigating the Holidays as a Donor Conceived Person
The holidays can be a joyful time full of connection and tradition, yet for donor conceived people (DCP), this season may also stir up complex feelings around family, identity, and belonging.
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Recipient Parents: Holiday Stressors & Strategies
The holidays can be a joyous time, and they can certainly also bring a unique stress for families who had help to become parents.
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I was kept in the dark about being donor conceived. It left me blind as a parent.
When Edward Miles became a parent, he realized that his lack of information as a donor conceived person not only impacted him but now his own child as well.
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Questions to Ask the Sperm Bank Before Donating
Before deciding to donate, it is important to ask the right questions to ensure that your contributions are used ethically and in accordance with your expectations.
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Switched Before Birth: How a mislabeled vial upended my family’s world
Casey Duncan is the recipient parent to two donor conceived people. One of them was “switched before birth.”
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Ask a Therapist: Struggling with Stored Donor Embryos
A recipient parent struggles with extra stored donor embryos and clinic restrictions.
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My Donor Conception Nightmare: Fertility Fraud Leads to Accidental Incest
When Victoria Hill took a commercial DNA test, she not only learned she was donor conceived but that her mother was the victim of fertility fraud. And that her high school boyfriend was her half brother.
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Uniform Law Commission Amends the Uniform Parentage Act to Require Disclosure of Donor Identifying Information Upon Request
The Uniform Law Commission announced the official amendment of Article 9 of the Uniform Parentage Act which will now require gamete banks to provide a donor’s identifying information to a resulting adult donor conceived person upon request. USDCC played an active role in securing this amendment.
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Ask a Therapist: How to Answer Questions When Your Country Mandates Anonymity
A recipient parent wonders how to navigate questions from her child when her country mandates anonymity.
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Statement in Response to “A Sperm Donor Chases a Role in the Lives of the 96 Children He Fathered,” The Wall Street Journal, August 27, 2023
U.S. Donor Conceived Council regrets that donor Dylan Stone-Miller’s story, as recounted in a recent Wall Street Journal article, did not highlight the industry's lack of regulatory oversight or Stone-Miller’s efforts to advocate for better industry practices.
