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USDCC Press Releases
Alabama High Court Ruling Also Harmful to Donor Conceived People and Their Families
U.S. Donor Conceived Council Elects 2024 Leadership Team and Announces Expansion
2023
USDCC in the News
Sperm Donors May Not Be as Anonymous as They Think, Kate Silver, WebMD, Feb. 5, 2024
These women discovered they were siblings. Then, they found hundreds more. It has taken a toll., Katie Camero, USA Today, Jan. 23, 2024
Sperm Donor Makes Shocking Discovery: ‘I’m the Biological Father of 97 Kids’ — and Likely More (Exclusive), Johnny Dodd & Hannah Sacks, People, Jan. 23, 2024 (feature article on USDCC Director of Sperm Donor Resources Dylan Stone-Miller)*
*this article incorrectly refers to Stone-Miller fighting for “pregnancy limits” rather than the correct term of “family limits”
2023
What Makes Family? Advocates Debate Importance of Biological Ties, Amy Dockser Marcus, The Wall Street Journal, June 25, 2023
Two Children Learn the Truth About Their Donor Father and Build A New Family, Amy Dockser Marcus, The Wall Street Journal, June 16, 2023 (feature article on USDCC President Tiffany Gardner)
Adopted And Donor-Conceived Kids Deserve The Truth. They Don’t Always Get It., Marie Holmes, HuffPost, May 4, 2023
2022
Egg and Sperm Donors Could Be Required to Share Their Medical Records, Grace Browne, WIRED, Aug. 23, 2022
Federal Legislation Introduced to Require Egg and Sperm Donor Background Verification, Ellen Trachman, Above the Law, July 27, 2022
Colorado Bans Anonymity, Alison Motluck, HeyReproTech, June 7, 2022
New Colorado Law Protects Children, Families Conceived Via Assisted Reproduction, Anagha Srikanth, Rewire News Group, June 6, 2022
Colorado’s welcome commitment to truth and transparency for people parented by donors, Rich Urhlaub, The Colorado Sun, June 5, 2022
Colorado is the first state to abolish anonymous sperm and egg donors. Activist Erin Jackson on why that matters, Sara Luterman, The 19th*, June 3, 2022
What Do the Donor-Conceived Have a Right to Know?, Amy Dockser Marcus, The Wall Street Journal, June 2, 2022
Colorado becomes first state to ban anonymous sperm and egg donations, Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, June 1, 2022
As DNA Donors’ Secrets Emerge, What Should the Children Know?, Amy Dockser Marcus, The Wall Street Journal, May 27, 2022
‘This is a loophole’ | Why a family created via anonymous sperm donation wants to see industry changes, Marcella Robertson, WUSA9.com, May 18, 2022
Fertility treatment use is on the rise – new legislation could increase protections for donors and families in an industry shrouded in secrecy, Naomi Cahn and Sonia Suter, The Conversation, May 3, 2022
BioHacked: Family Secrets Episode 9 “Anger to Action” (featuring Erin Jackson & Tyler Sniff), April 27, 2022
Sperm donation is largely unregulated, but that could soon change as lawsuits multiply, Naomi Cahn and Sonia Suter, The Conversation, January 18, 2022