Ellie’s story | “Now it is my turn to speak. I hate my conception.”

by Them Before Us | Jan 2, 2018 | EXPORT, Stories

My biological father sold his sperm when he was in medical school.  He was told what a wonderful, altruistic act he was doing, and praised for being so generous to a poor, infertile family.  He was also promised anonymity.  My parents bought that sperm and a doctor...

Biology Matters- Take it from donor conceived kids with loving straight parents.

by Them Before Us | Sep 14, 2017 | EXPORT, Stories

If you believe that “all kids need is love” then these donor-conceived children should be perfectly happy. But they’re not. Turns out that even if kids have one or two loving parents, many donor-conceived kids struggle with the reality that they will never know half...

Nicholas Isel’s story | “Maybe if the sperm bank had sent [my dad] a ‘good son,’ he would still be alive.”

by Them Before Us | May 26, 2017 | EXPORT, Stories

My “anti-social” father passed away last year.  I only ever knew him as “Dad” throughout my childhood and wasn’t told by my mom that we weren’t biologically related until I reached the age of 15.  The first emotion I remember experiencing was a deep sense of relief.  ...

Stories of Donor-Conceived Kids with Gay Parents- Why “family break-up” doesn’t explain their struggles.

by Them Before Us | May 23, 2017 | Stories, The Latest

Study the Studies- What We Know About Same-Sex Parenting is a worldview wrecking ball for the “all children need is love” crowd. We received some objections within a few hours of publishing Study the Studies from those who felt that the poor outcomes...

Stephanie Blessing’s story | “I found out I was conceived through a sperm donor…I mourned the loss of a man I never knew existed.”

by Them Before Us | May 15, 2017 | EXPORT, Stories

Photo Credit: Anonymous Father’s Day, Center for Bioethics and Culture Just a couple of weeks after my 32nd birthday, I found out that my parents used a sperm donor to conceive me. That was 8 years ago. As soon as my mother said the words, “your dad may not be...