The Family Scholars blog has been running personal stories of children conceived by donors and/or via surrogacy. It’s important reading.

As is the blog Buffalo Girl, described as:

Being donor conceived does not define me but it is relevant to who I am. This blog is here to give a voice to the seldom heard experience of people born from third party or "assisted" conception. Society needs to hear our plight and recognize our complex personal narratives before it continues to sanctifiy and commodifiy these procedures, creating a life debt that many of us are unable to fully accept.

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