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Category: news

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    CALL TO ACTION: Industry Seeks to Gut Colorado’s Protections for DCP & Families

    CALL TO ACTION: An industry-backed bill introduced will gut protections in Colorado's "Donor-Conceived Persons and Families of Donor-Conceived Persons Protection Act."

    February 12, 2025call to action, advocacy, advocacy blog, anonymity, colorado, colorado-top, commodification, disclosure, early disclosure, education, egg donation, embryo donation, genetic identity, identity release, late disclosure, latest-homepage, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, medical history, mental health, news, offspring, open ID at 18, press release, regulation, siblings, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation, stakeholders, Uncategorized

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    USDCC was pleased to submit written comments in support of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) draft guidance on Donor Eligibility for Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products (HCT/Ps).

    February 4, 2025press release, advocacy, education, letter, news, regulation, sperm donation

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  • U.S. Donor Conceived Council Response to “How Expensive Will Colorado Sperm Be, Come 2025?”, Above the Law, May 8, 2024

    USDCC addresses criticisms of Colorado's Donor Conceived Persons Protection Act and proposed rules.

    May 9, 2024press release, advocacy, colorado, colorado-top, news, regulation, Uncategorized

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  • Colorado General Assembly Clarifies Language in “Donor-Conceived Persons Protection Act” and Extends Compliance Deadline

    The Colorado General Assembly gave final approval to amend the Donor Conceived Persons Protection Act to update definitions and provide more clarity as the legislation moves closer to going into effect in 2025. 

    May 9, 2024press release, colorado, news, regulation, Uncategorized

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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. 

    February 24, 2024press release, advocacy, ASRM Guidelines, egg donation, embryo donation, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, medical history, mental health, news, offspring, regulation, smbc, sperm donation

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  • Erin Maya’s “The Complete Picture” Puts Donor Conception to Music

    Four years ago, Erin Maya started work on the music and lyrics for her rock musical "The Complete Picture," which tackles the identity crisis that often accompanies genealogical explorations by donor conceived people. The music for the show was publicly performed for the first time at The Green Room 42 in New York City on Jan.  8.

    January 28, 2024culture, featured, news

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  • This Week in Donor Conception: Jan. 21-27, 2024

    A sperm donor discovers 97 biological children. Members of a 200+ sibling pod discuss their medical struggles. Former USDCC VP of Mental Health Initiatives is a podcast guest.

    January 27, 2024culture, info and guides, news

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  • U.S. Donor Conceived Council Elects 2024 Leadership Team and Announces Expansion

    USDCC announces the election of its 2024 executive board and its expansion through a new department.

    January 9, 2024news, featured, press release, Uncategorized

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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.

    January 3, 2024advocacy, anonymity, education, egg donation, identity release, info and guides, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, news, offspring, open ID at 18, press release, regulation, sperm donation, Uncategorized

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  • Statement in Response to “A Sperm Donor Chases a Role in the Lives of the 96 Children He Fathered,” The Wall Street Journal, August 27, 2023

    U.S. Donor Conceived Council regrets that donor Dylan Stone-Miller’s story, as recounted in a recent Wall Street Journal article, did not highlight the industry's lack of regulatory oversight or Stone-Miller’s efforts to advocate for better industry practices.

    August 28, 2023press release, anonymity, lgbtq, news, offspring, regulation, sperm donation

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