PRESS RELEASES
Colorado Enacts First U.S. Law Abolishing Anonymous Gamete Donation (PDF)
U.S. Donor Conceived Council Media Fact Sheet
Colorado Passes First Act in Nation Providing Protections for Donor Conceived People (PDF)
VIDEO
USDCC Town Hall Meeting: July 27, 2022
Learn more about our success enacting landmark legislation in Colorado and our plans to advocate for the needs, interests, and challenges of donor conceived people. Watch on YouTube
U.S. DONOR CONCEIVED COUNCIL IN THE NEWS
Federal Legislation Introduced to Require Egg and Sperm Donor Background Verification
Ellen Trachman, Above the Law, July 27, 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
DONOR CONCEPTION IN THE NEWS
Woman battling brain tumor fights for medical records from sperm donor
A bill proposed in New York would require fertility clinics to give donor conceived people access to updated medical records.
Dr. Phil’s Ill Conceived Sperm Donor Episode
On a recent episode of Dr. Phil, host Phil McGraw interviewed a 30-year-old man named Kyle who operates as a pro bono private sperm donor.
Call to Action: Support New York’s Donor Conceived Persons Protection Act
Learn how you can support two bills that protect donor conceived people and recipient parents.
Hiding in Plain Sight: Doctor-Donor Fertility Fraud
When a doctor impregnates a patient with his own sperm without the patient’s consent, this is considered fertility fraud or, more specifically, doctor-donor fertility fraud.