Ask a Therapist: Known Donor Considers Meeting His Donor Conceived Children
A known sperm donor considers meeting his minor donor conceived offspring.
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“Inconceivable: A Memoir” Review
Valerie Bauman describes “Inconceivable: A Memoir” as part memoir and part investigative journalism, leading readers through her own journey to motherhood while looping in interviews from donors, recipient parents, donor conceived individuals, and reproductive professionals.
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Ask a Therapist: Advice and Resources for Known Donor Arrangement
A future recipient parent wonders about advice and resources available for entering into a known donor arrangement.
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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: Estrangement after Ignoring Child’s Curiosity about the Donor
A recipient parent wonders how to fix a strained relationship with her child after failing to respond to the child's curiosity about the donor while growing up.
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Ask a Therapist: Discussing and Building Relationships with Donor Siblings
A recipient parent wonders how to discuss their child's donor siblings and when to establish a relationship.
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Alabama High Court Ruling Also Harmful to Donor Conceived People and Their Families
USDCC joins others to express concerns about the potential implications of the Supreme Court of Alabama’s opinion in LePage v. The Center for Reproductive Medicine, P.C.
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Ask a Therapist: Sharing Information with a Disinterested Young Child
A recipient parent wonders how and when to share donor information with young children who seem disinterested.
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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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USDCC Attends Pride Events
U.S. Donor Conceived Council team members recently attended Pride events to show solidarity with and support of the LGBTQ community. Dylan S., USDCC’s director of sperm donor resources and content, attended a family Pride event […]
