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"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.

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

Good Parenting: Teaching Kids Through Their Failure

Submitted by brghtbear on Fri, 03/05/2010 - 12:44pm
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No parent wants to see their child stumble along in life. No parent wants to see their child fail. Much like a coach on a sports team, parents sometimes will watch their child go along in life and, having the advantage of watching from the sidelines, see the mistakes they are making and what consequences lie ahead. We want to rush in and guide them in the way they should do. The difficulty is letting your child go headlong into that mistake as they attempt to spread their wings and fly.

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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