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Trauma and Donor Conception
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Abuse and Donor Conception
We are discovering that many DCP in the UK, especially those of us who were conceived before 1991, have experienced abuse in relation to being donor conceived:
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HIV+ donor sperm in the UK in the early 1980’s
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Why are Donor Conceived People so often infantilised?
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An open letter to Ancestry and 23& Me – Suggestions of what you can do better to support DCP
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Being a DCP and feeling exploited
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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. What heterosexual RP’s “wanted” was a baby that was half of the Mum and half of the Dad. What they got for a donor conceived child was half of the Mum and half a stranger. It is a statement that is made…
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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
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DCP: What you could say to someone who asks you whether they should have a Donor Conceived child
Why do intending parents think it’s appropriate to ask a DCP whether they should have a DC child? Do they not understand how VERY triggering this can be for a DCP? Many late discovery DCP would not wish being donor conceived on anyone: are just some of the potential issues that DCP are faced with.…