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    Commentary: Anonymous sperm and egg donation has consequences for donor offspring like me

    by Courtney McKinney, Los Angeles Times Mar 21, 2018 3 minutes

    I got the truth when I was 16: My mother hadn't gotten pregnant by an ex-boyfriend. I was, rather, the product of a completely intentional transaction. My father was an anonymous sperm donor.

    My mom conceived me on her own at a time when it wasn't in vogue to do so, and she didn't tell her siblings or parents what she'd done. The revelation hit me deeply. An introverted, introspective teen, I internalized her decision to hide the truth as my own shame - shame I still feel today.

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