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.
A recipient parent wonders how and when to share donor information with young children who seem disinterested.
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.
An intended parent wonders whether it is possible to do single parenthood by choice "right."
A recipient parent who used a known donor wonders when to introduce their child to the donor.
I was born in London to two mums who used an anonymous sperm donor to conceive me. I was raised knowing my conception story, as it was talked about casually, and all my questions were answered to their best ability as I grew up.
A recipient parent wonders about how and when to connect their child with donor conceived siblings.
I’m sure I said, “It’s actually a ‘donor’ not a father.” I can remember my voice saying, “Our daughter doesn’t have a dad. She has two moms.” But much of that changed for me when I found out about my own donor conception experience.
An intended parent wonders about the pros and cons of choosing a known donor versus an Open-ID-at-18 donor with her wife.
An intended parent wonders about the best way to choose a donor for the benefit of the future child.
An intended parent wonders about the implications of using an embryo created with an egg from an anonymous donor in Peru.