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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…

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.…

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…

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…