Generations later, the rights of donor-conceived people are becoming law

Naomi R. Cahn; ;

Generations later, the rights of donor-conceived people are becoming law

Naomi R. Cahn

CO-AUTHORS Sonia Suter

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The Hill

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2022-04-23

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UVA Law Faculty Affiliations

Naomi R. Cahn

Abstract

Colorado Senate president Steve Fenberg has just introduced groundbreaking legislation on the rights of donor conception. Although focused on Colorado, that legislation could affect the multi-billion-dollar fertility industry and the tens of thousands of children born each year from donor conception.

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Naomi R. Cahn & Sonia Suter, Generations later, the rights of donor-conceived people are becoming law, The Hill (April 23, 2022).

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