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Chapter 14 - Family Life After Donor Conception

from Part III - Third Party Reproduction: Assessment and Preparation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2022

By
Jane Ellis ,
Marilyn Crawshaw  and
Astrid Indekeu
Edited by
Sharon N. Covington
Sharon N. Covington
Affiliation:
Shady Grove Fertility, Rockville, MD
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I trained as a social worker and have worked in child protection, fostering, adoption and post-adoption services. As a parent to two children through donor conception, I joined Donor Conception Network (DCN) at its formation in 1993. I served as a Trustee for a number of years and have been DCN’s Workshop Manager since 2011, developing the content of a range of workshops for those considering donor conception (DC), parents of donor-conceived children and professionals working in the fertility field.

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Fertility Counseling: Case Studies , pp. 76 - 82
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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