@jessnuremberg: Replying to @Gym Built Chick I had a baby with a sperm donor, and one of the biggest questions I get is about whether my daughter can contact him. I chose an open donor profile, which means when she turns 18, she’ll have the option to request his information and potentially reach out if he’s open to contact. There are no guarantees of a relationship, it’s really about giving her access and letting it be her choice. And honestly, we won’t know what that looks like for many years, it will always be led by what she wants and what feels right for her. #donor #singlemombychoice #donorconceived #ivfjourney #singlemom
So this isn’t exactly accurate. It’s a lot more nuanced than this with multiple other types of identity release. Would love to connect and discuss further. There are two main categories of donation in the US: Directed donation and non-identified donation. Directed would be someone who you have mutually exchanged identifying information with prior to donation. This may also be called know donation. Non-identified is someone who is unknown to the recipient at the time of donation. Non-identified can be where the donor conceived person can never learn the donor’s identity. This type of donation is not allowed in Colorado or Oregon. There’s non-identified where the donor conceived person can request the information at age 18 which is allowed in all 50 states. Additionally, there’s another subset where the DCP and/or the recipient parent can learn the donor’s identity at some point prior to age 18. We no longer use the term anonymous as it is impossible to promise anonymity given DNA testing and facial recognition.
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