Category: Uncategorized
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Why the “So wanted” phrase can be very triggering for DCP
Being “so wanted” is about the recipient parents‘ (RP’s) feelings. Not the DCP’s. It is a statement that is made for the RP’s benefit. To excuse poor decision making rather than respecting the life shattering loss of identity and understanding of self that can come from being donor conceived. Being told you were “so wanted”…
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Why Implications Counselling MUST be mandatory for Intending Parents
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Why DCP find the term “Dibling” to be challenging
The term “Dibling” is sometimes used to describe people who share the same biological donor parent but did not grow up together. This includes: Why “Dibling” is an offensive term to DCP Acceptable alternatives to the word “Dibling” It is acceptable to specify that these siblings are being raised by the donor, raised by other…
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DCP: What you could say to someone who asks you whether they should have a Donor Conceived child
Many late discovery DCP would not wish being donor conceived on anyone: are just some of the potential issues that DCP are faced with. It’s not just about the lies and secrecy that DCP can be subject too. It’s the lifespan impact of being donor conceived and the impact on their intergenerationally Donor Conceived children…
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Being the secret and keeping the secret
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Ever felt like a stranger in your own family?
You might be donor conceived. If you read this post on our website, some of the points may resonate with you: You might be Donor Conceived If… Listen to: You Look Like Me, Season 1, Episode 5 “The Adventure Continues”
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OTR – Open The Register cohort
If you were conceived between 1st August 1991- 31st March 2005 you are part of the ‘Open the Register (OTR)’ cohort which is the name given to the group of donor conceived people eligible to apply to the HFEA for non-identifying information about this biological parent/your parents donor. The level of detail can vary greatly. It might be very…
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DCR – Donor Conceived Register cohort
If you were conceived before 1st August 1991, when the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act (1990, 2008 amended) came into force you are part of the ‘Donor Conceived Register (DCR)’ cohort. Unfortunately, before 1st August 1991, donor conception in the UK was not regulated by law (there was a voluntary system only) so clinics were…
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DSL – Donor Sibling Link
The Donor Sibling Link allows donor conceived siblings, who share the same donor, to exchange contact details. You need to be over 18 years old and were conceived through regulated channels (licensed fertility clinics in the UK) after 1st August 1991 to be eligible to join. The DSL is not applicable to those DCP who…
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Three Tiers of DCP
There are currently three tiers of Donor Conceived people in the UK. It is unacceptable for any organisation to lump DCP together because each tier/cohort of DCP have different legal rights. DCR – Donor Conceived Register OTR – Open the Register OID – Open ID