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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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 Discuss Donor Conception with a Toddler
A recipient parent wonders how to discuss donor conception with her two-year-old child.
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I’m a (Donor Conceived) Barbie girl, in a (Donor Conceived) Barbie world.
Commodification of donor conceived people is rampant in egg donor recruitment ads. One agency's Barbie movie memes sparked outcry from the DCP community.
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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 […]
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Ask A Therapist: When to Introduce Child to the Donor
A recipient parent who used a known donor wonders when to introduce their child to the donor.
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Ask a Therapist: Choosing A Donor
An intended parent wonders about the best way to choose a donor for the benefit of the future child.
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Ask a Therapist: Using an Anonymous Egg Donor from Peru
An intended parent wonders about the implications of using an embryo created with an egg from an anonymous donor in Peru.
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USDCC Attends 2023 Jefferson Infertility Counseling Conference
U.S. Donor Conceived Council had the opportunity to attend and participate in the 2023 Jefferson Infertility Counseling Conference in Philadelphia from April 26 to 29, 2023.
