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Who Wears the Black Hat in Haiti?

Submitted by caf on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 2:56pm
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I wasn’t going to blog about Haitian orphans again. Really, I wasn’t. I figured I had worn my audience thin on the subject; it was time to move on. My resolve wavered, but held firm even when last Friday’s mail brought Time Magazine and the Wall Street Journal both running stories on the “Haitian orphan crisis”. But after reading both articles I couldn’t get them out of my mind, try as I might. Oh, what the heck, as long as I’m obsessing on this subject, why should I suffer alone.

Confessions of a Cryo-Kid: "The reality of reunion...and what the media doesn't tell you"

Submitted by Donor Conceived on Sat, 03/06/2010 - 11:45pm
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http://cryokidconfessions.blogspot.com/2010/03/reality-of-reunionand-wha...

Saturday, March 6, 2010
The reality of reunion...and what the media doesn't tell you

"Last week an article ran in Slate Magazine entitled "Are Sperm Donors Really Anonymous Anymore?" (never mind the gross number of factual errors throughout the entire article).

Donor Conception Support Group (DCSG) Inquiry into Donor Conception Practices

Submitted by Donor Conceived on Sat, 03/06/2010 - 11:01pm
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http://www.clan.org.au/dcsg/legislation/inquiry.html

National Consumer Advocacy

National Inquiry into Donor Conception Practices

This is the letter that we sent to all members of the Federal Parliament in August of 2009

The DCSG represents donor conception families throughout Australia . In June of this year members of our group met with Northern Territory Senator Trish Crossin and we discussed the following matters.

Summary

The Issues

The People's Court - Shopping for sperm donor on craigslist

Submitted by Donor Conceived on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 8:12am
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The People's Court - Shopping for sperm donor on craigslist! pt. 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wyz99pjM4c

The People's Court - Shopping for sperm donor on craigslist! pt. 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qro3xNB1xmY&feature=

This is not a spoof. For those not familiar with People's Court you can learn more about it here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_People%27s_Court)

I thought I'd elaborate more about what I liked and didn't like about this case and the practice in general.

What I liked:

- Nice women - want children - that they would most likely love very much

Slate 3/1/10 "Are Sperm Donors Really Anonymous Anymore?"

Submitted by Donor Conceived on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 3:31pm
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http://www.slate. com/id/2243743/ pagenum/all/ #add-comment

Are Sperm Donors Really Anonymous Anymore?
DNA testing makes them easy to trace.
By Rachel Lehmann-Haupt
Updated Monday, March 1, 2010, at 9:36 AM ET

When Donor 3066 signed up with the California Cryobank, he offered some basic information about himself on a piece of paper: that he had a BA in theater; that his mother was a nurse and his father was in the Baseball Hall of Fame; that his birthday was Sept. 18, 1968. He made it clear that he didn't want to be found by signing a waiver of anonymity.

I'm bringing meaning to my daughter's death by sharing her work, seeking research on egg donations

Submitted by Donor Conceived on Thu, 02/25/2010 - 8:08pm
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I'm bringing meaning to my daughter's death by sharing her work, seeking research on egg donations

Tucson Weekly
2/25/10
by Jennifer Schneider

http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/guest-opinion/Content?oid=1830637

Older mothers and global/national responsibilities - Bio-News 2/8/10

Submitted by Donor Conceived on Thu, 02/25/2010 - 1:09am
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http://www.bionews.org.uk/page_53936.asp?iruid=1357

Older mothers and global/national responsibilities

08 February 2010

By Professor Naomi Pfeffer
Honorary Fellow, University College London

Appeared in BioNews 544

Voices of adoption - Speaking our truth, restoring our rights - American Adoption Congress

Submitted by Donor Conceived on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 3:02pm
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Source: http://www.americanadoptioncongress.org/pdf/AAC_2010_Conference_Program.pdf

The 31st Annual
Registration and Information Book
American Adoption Congress Conference
VOICES OF ADOPTION
SPEAKING OUR TRUTH, RESTORING OUR RIGHTS

Thursday, March 18 through Sunday, March 21, 2010
Sheraton Grand Sacramento
1230 J Street
Sacramento, California 95814
(916) 447-1700
In conjunction with PACER
Post Adoption Center for Education and Research of California

More information here:
http://www.americanadoptioncongress.org/pdf/AAC_2010_Conference_Program.pdf

Donor Sibling Registry discussion blog - great debate - worth a read

Submitted by Donor Conceived on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 2:30pm
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There is a really great debate/discussion happeing on the donor sibling registry blog that I would highly recommend to anyone who is interested in these issues to read and if so inclined, join in on the discussion. Much to learn and consider - you won't find this kind of debate any where else.

See: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/DonorSiblingRegistry/

and sign up to learn more...no money or alter motives involved

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