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    Colorado’s Assisted Reproduction Bill Passes After Amendments Minimize Harm to Donor Conceived Persons and Families

    USDCC expressed strong opposition to Colorado House Bill 25-1259 when it was introduced, but many of the provisions that could have harmed Colorado's protections for donor conceived people and their families have been minimized. 

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  • What genetic information is available to donor conceived people?

    Family history can be important to help determine the right health screenings—but what does it mean for someone who does not have information about all or any genetic relatives?

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  • Ask A Therapist: Healing Long-Term DCP Anger

    A donor conceived person struggles with ongoing feelings of anger over their parents' decision to use an anonymous donor.

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  • Colorado HB25-1259: A Plain English Explanation of Its Harm

    Colorado’s HB25-1259 purports to address threats to IVF in Colorado, but diving into what the bill actually does makes clear it is almost entirely focused on gutting key provisions of Colorado’s “Donor-Conceived Persons and Families of Donor-Conceived Persons Protection Act” (DCPPA).

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  • USDCC Submits Testimony Urging Amendment of Hawaii SB1231

    USDCC submits testimony to the Hawaii Senate Committee on the Judiciary, urging members to vote no on SB1231 unless amended to include updated Article 9 of the Uniform Parentage Act or to remove outdated Article 9 (Part 10 of the bill) in its entirety.

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  • USDCC Supports Proposed Updates to FDA Donor Eligibility Policy

    USDCC was pleased to submit written comments in support of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) draft guidance on Donor Eligibility for Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products (HCT/Ps).

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  • Ask a Therapist: Withholding a Known Donor’s Identity until Child is 16

    An intended parent wonders about the impact of withholding their known donor's identity until the child turns 16.

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  • Ask A Therapist: Struggling with Donor Conceived Son’s Boundaries

    A recipient parent struggles with the boundaries his donor conceived son has created around sharing information about siblings and the donor.

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  • Ask a Therapist: Seeking Advice to Support a Single Mom by Choice

    A concerned friend wants to know how best to support a single mom by choice who has a strained relationship with her adult donor conceived daughter.

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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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    We work to protect the rights and interests of donor conceived people in the United States. USDCC has developed Example Legislation that protects the best interests of donor conceived people while considering the input of stakeholders.

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Latest Posts

  • Colorado’s Assisted Reproduction Bill Passes After Amendments Minimize Harm to Donor Conceived Persons and Families
  • CALL TO ACTION for Oregon SB163 – We Need Your Voice
  • What genetic information is available to donor conceived people?
  • Ask A Therapist: Healing Long-Term DCP Anger
  • Colorado HB25-1259: A Plain English Explanation of Its Harm

 

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