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Category: press release

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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. 

    May 8, 2025press release, advocacy, colorado, colorado-top, education, egg donation, embryo donation, identity release, lgbtq, medical history, offspring, open ID at 18, regulation, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation, stakeholders

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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    USDCC was pleased to submit written comments in support of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) draft guidance on Donor Eligibility for Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products (HCT/Ps).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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  • USDCC Opposes Harmful Provision in S. 4638 (2025 National Defense Authorization Act)

    USDCC opposes Section 627(f) of S. 4638 (2025 National Defense Authorization Act).

    November 12, 2024advocacy, advocacy blog, education, embryo donation, genetic identity, letter, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, offspring, press release, single parent by choice, smbc, Uncategorized

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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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  • 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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