225 Donor Conceived. What Third Party IVF Programs Can't Afford to Ignore with Melissa Lindsey

Inside Reproductive Health Podcast

English - June 09, 2024 12:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
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Are you considering the broader implications of third-party IVF in your practice?

Today’s guest, Melissa Lindsey, Founder of the non-profit Donor Conceived Community and a member of the donor-conceived community herself, delves into the ethical and real-life consequences of third-party IVF. She offers a much-needed perspective on how clinics and egg banks can better serve donor-conceived persons

Tune in as Melissa discusses:

What clinics and egg banks are doing wrong (and what some are doing right)
Why Everie isn’t scared of the DCC (Instead taking a proactive interest)
Last year’s legislation in Colorado
What’s fair for donor-conceived persons to expect vs. what someone can require of their own biological parents
The real-life consequences for a donor-conceived person (False medical history, denied genetic testing, etc.)