Oct 18, 2022
With the emergence of the Donor Sibling Registry, 23&Me, and Ancestry.com, it's nearly impossible to be an "anonymous" donor for long nowadays. Now, federal legislators are considering requiring background checks for both egg and sperm donors, which would completely eliminate any anonymity outside of an agency arrangement. In this episode, we'll talk about whether or not it is still possible to be anonymous and, if not, what damage (if any) that can do to the third-party reproduction industry and participants.
Guest Bio
Wendy Kramer
Wendy is the Co-Founder and Director of the Donor Sibling Registry (DSR). The DSR was founded in 2000 with her donor-conceived son Ryan to assist individuals conceived as a result of sperm, egg, or embryo donation who are seeking to make mutually desired contact with others with whom they share genetic ties. With more than 80,000 members in 105 countries, the DSR has helped to connect more than 25,000 of them with their half-siblings and/or their biological parents. Wendy has listened to, advised/consulted, and researched thousands of these parents, donors, donor-conceived people, and other donor family members.
Resources
- Wendy Kramer on Facebook
- Wendy Kramer on Instagram
- Wendy Kramer on LinkedIn
- Donor Sibling Registry
- Learn more about our podcast: Fertility Cafe
- Learn more about our surrogacy and egg donation agency: Family Inceptions
- Learn more about independent surrogacy: Surrogacy Roadmap
- On the blog: How to Tell Your Children They are a Product of Donor Eggs
- On the blog: The Top 5 Things You Must Know Before You Agree to Be An Egg Donor
- On the podcast: Ep 58: Embryo Donation – From the Donor Perspective with Anna Flores Locke
- On the podcast: Ep 56: Donor Conceived Children
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