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Baby By Stealth: Reproduction law forcing ‘dangerous alternatives’ - National Post 3/12/10

Submitted by Donor Conceived on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 11:54pm
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(My note: I'm not sure what is being advocated for in this article. Are they suggesting that repro-tech in Canada should be as unregulated as it is in the United States for fear of "underground/blackmarket" baby making (regulating repro-tech does not raise the same concerns as back alley wire hanger abortions). I can't believe the fear of a few desperate individuals (no one has an absolute right to a child under any circumstances) justifies a wild west unregulated repro-industry approach. I'm not in agreement on this one.)

http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=2677573

"MP in donor details push" Canning Times: In my community - AU

Submitted by Donor Conceived on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 5:46pm
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http://canning.inmycommunity.com.au/news-and-views/local-news/MP-in-dono...

MP in donor details push
09/Mar/2010

"BEING asked to be a patron of a community group is part of a politician’s job, but for Swan MHR Steve Irons one request was close to his heart.

Mr Irons remembers all too well the disconnection from family he felt for many years being a ward of the state and fostered when three-and-a-half.

The Anonymous Sperm Donor No Longer - New Hampshire Public Radio 3/9/10

Submitted by Donor Conceived on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 11:35am
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As a person whose parents used an "anonymous sperm donor" to conceive me, I very much appreciated the respectful, sensitive way Wendy and Rachel interchanged the words "sperm donor" with "biological father".

New Hampshire Public Radio
Word of Mouth
Listen to (THIS EXCELLENT) radio broadcast here: http://www.nhpr.org/node/31464

The Anonymous Sperm Donor No Longer
By Abby Goldstein on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

Assisted Reproduction and its effects on the Babys Outcome

Submitted by prideangel.com on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 8:15pm
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Assisted Reproduction Has NO effect on Birthing Process or the Babys Outcome

Whether a women gets pregnant the "traditional" way or by assisted reproduction has no effect on the birthing process itself or the baby, researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have found.

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

Donor Network Alliance Grows to 5,000 Egg Donor Profiles

Submitted by Donor Network A... on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 4:01pm
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With three of the largest egg donor recruitment agencies in the U.S. having joined as members, the Donor Network Alliance (DNA) has reached the 5,000 mark in the number of registered donors in this national donor database.

DNA (www.donornetworkalliance.com) is an unprecedented affiliation of leading U.S. egg donor agencies who have consolidated their egg donor profiles in a single Web site, making the egg donor search easier for intended parents, and giving agencies greater exposure to a larger number of prospective clients.

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.

What other states lack in surrogacy laws, Illinois makes up for

Submitted by ARR1.com on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 2:26pm
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Lets face it; many states still come up short when it comes to surrogacy laws. For example, it’s still illegal to be a surrogate in such states as New York, Michigan and Utah. Other states have no laws, like Pennsylvania.

One state has taken a step forward on this front: Illinois.

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