Ask a Therapist: Feeling Attracted to a Donor Conceived Sibling
A donor conceived person struggles with feeling attracted to a newly discovered sibling.
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Ask a Therapist: Telling a New Sibling Their Father Was Not the Donor
A donor conceived person wonders how to inform a new sibling that their father was not the donor and that the sibling is instead also donor conceived.
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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.
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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.
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Ask a Therapist: Discussing and Building Relationships with Donor Siblings
A recipient parent wonders how to discuss their child's donor siblings and when to establish a relationship.
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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.
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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.
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Ask a Therapist: How to Discuss Donor Conception with a Toddler
A recipient parent wonders how to discuss donor conception with her two-year-old child.
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I’m a (Donor Conceived) Barbie girl, in a (Donor Conceived) Barbie world.
Commodification of donor conceived people is rampant in egg donor recruitment ads. One agency's Barbie movie memes sparked outcry from the DCP community.
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USDCC Attends Pride Events
U.S. Donor Conceived Council team members recently attended Pride events to show solidarity with and support of the LGBTQ community. Dylan S., USDCC’s director of sperm donor resources and content, attended a family Pride event […]
