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Nicholas Isel – Maybe if the sperm bank had sent [my dad] a “good son,” he would still be alive

Nicholas Isel – Maybe if the sperm bank had sent [my dad] a “good son,” he would still be alive

by Them Before Us | May 26, 2017 | Stories | 6 comments

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.

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 | 20 comments

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 – I found out I was conceived through a sperm donor… I mourned the loss of a man I never knew existed

Stephanie Blessing – 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 | Stories | 8 comments

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...
Kathleen LaBounty – At the age of 8, I learned about my conception history

Kathleen LaBounty – At the age of 8, I learned about my conception history

by Them Before Us | Apr 15, 2017 | Stories | 4 comments

As an adult offspring of an anonymous sperm donor, I am telling pieces of my life story to provide the perspective of an offspring, to advocate for the needs of future offspring, and to expose relatively ignored complexities resulting from donor conception. My journey...
Jessica Kern – We want to know who gave birth to us and what they are like

Jessica Kern – We want to know who gave birth to us and what they are like

by Them Before Us | Apr 15, 2017 | Stories | 2 comments

My name is Jessica Kern. I am a product of a traditional surrogacy. This is where a surrogate is hired to both donate her egg and carry the child to term… As a product of surrogacy I can tell you firsthand what we children of donor conception go through....
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