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When Algorithms Choose Your Future Child: AI-Assisted Reproduction and What It Means for ART Law

Artificial intelligence is no longer on the sidelines of reproductive medicine. It’s in the room analyzing sperm, ranking embryos, and influencing decisions that once rested solely with doctors, patients, and their hopes for the future.

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July 17, 2025

Anonymous Sperm Donation / Assisted Reproductive Technology / Donor-conceived people / Fertility Lawyer / IFLG / Reproductive Laws / Rich Vaughn Article / sperm donation / Sperm Donation Information / Surrogacy Lawyer

Long-term Effects of Anonymous Sperm Donation

Long-term effects of anonymous sperm donation have emerged as technology evolves, and donor-conceived people discover their past.

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April 25, 2023

Egg donation news / Sperm Donation Information / Surrogacy Lawyer

Egg Donors, Sperm Donors Are Unsung Heroes of Assisted Reproduction

Even as reproductive professionals report a shortage of egg and sperm donors, thanks to the lengthy donation process, less anonymity, and lingering impact of the coronavirus pandemic, many people still…

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March 15, 2022

Egg donation news / Infertility / Racial Disparities in ART / Sperm Donation Information

Why Is There a Shortage of Black Egg Donors and Black Sperm Donors?

All too often, Black women who seek treatment for infertility and Black intended parents who seek to create families via assisted reproductive technology (ART) encounter an unexpected barrier to access:…

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March 12, 2021

Coronavirus / Sperm Donation Information

Sperm Donor Shortage Heightens Risk from Sperm ‘Super Donors’

Many would-be mothers faced with COVID-19-related sperm bank closures and donor shortages turned to social media and donor websites. Among the risks of online matching is the danger of unknowingly…

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March 2, 2021

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Egg donation news / Embryo Donation / Fertility Treatment / In Vitro Fertilization / Rich Vaughn Article / Sperm Donation Information

AI Improves Outcomes, Reduces Costs, in Assisted Reproductive Technology

Exciting new tools are using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve success rates for assisted reproduction technologies (ART) such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) and surrogacy, resulting in fewer procedures, lower…

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February 1, 2021

Coronavirus / New York / Reproductive Laws / Rich Vaughn Article / Sperm Donation Information

New York Child-Parent Security Act Protects Parental Rights in Sperm Donor Shortage

COVID-19 lockdowns and infection fears have led to drastic shortages at many U.S. sperm banks, sending many lesbians and single women to online forums in a search for sperm donors.…

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January 26, 2021

Egg donation news / IFLG / Reproductive Laws

Is Egg Donor Anonymity A Thing of the Past?

As growing numbers of babies born through the use of sperm and egg donation reach adulthood, a “donor conceived” movement, advocating for the right of donor-conceived people to know about…

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November 16, 2020

Cryopreservation / New York Surrogacy Law / Rich Vaughn Article / Sperm Donation Information

Is Sperm Donor Anonymity a Thing of the Past?

DNA testing, ancestry websites and new laws mean sperm donor anonymity is no longer guaranteed. IFLG explains changes in sperm donation law.

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October 30, 2020

Foreign Surrogacy / International Surrogacy / LGBT Parents Information / Same Sex Parents

France Recognizes Intended Parents After 19 Years of Litigation

After 19 years of court battles and legal ups and downs, the French Court of Final Appeal has recognized Sylvie and Dominique Mennesson as the legal parents of their twin…

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October 9, 2019

Parentage Orders / Reproductive Laws / Rich Vaughn Article / Same Sex Parents / Sperm Donation Information

Kansas High Court Puts Child’s Best Interests Ahead of State in Sperm Donor Parentage Case

New developments in the case of the Kansas sperm donor who, despite the fact he had no relationship or contact with the child conceived as a result of his genetic contribution, was ruled by a Kansas court to be the child’s father.

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June 23, 2014

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Japanese Lawmakers Ponder Groundbreaking ART Legislation

The Japanese legislature currently is considering its first law governing third party sperm and egg donation and surrogacy—and the process so far has been fraught with contention and delays.

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June 16, 2014

Fertility Law / Fertility Services / IFLG / In Vitro Fertilization / Rich Vaughn Article / Sperm Donation Information

Court Rules Kansas Sperm Donor is Father

The Kansas sperm donor who was sued for child support by the state Department for Children and Families (DCF) has had his day in court.

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January 23, 2014

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Fertility Services / Rich Vaughn Article / Sperm Donation Information

‘Delivery Man’ Delivers Realistic Look at Consequences Along With Laughs

In the movie “Delivery Man,” Vince Vaughn stars as a Joe Sixpack sort of guy who delivers meat for his father’s company and whose pregnant girlfriend doesn’t want him around.…

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November 29, 2013

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MTV’s “Generation Cryo” Explores Emotional Impact of Sperm Donation

“Who’s Your Daddy?” the first in the six-episode MTV docu-series, “Generation Cryo,” premiered Nov. 25 at 10 p.m. Pacific Time. The second episode, “Come To Grips,” will air next Monday,…

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November 26, 2013

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Fertility Law / Fertility Services / In Vitro Fertilization / Sperm Donation Information

Celebrity Custody Battle May Lead to Expanded Sperm Donor Rights

Patric has become the poster child for a proposed new law that would expand the rights of California sperm donors to have a parental relationship with their offspring under certain conditions.

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July 23, 2013

Assisted Reproductive Technology / LGBT News / Marriage Equality / Parentage Orders / Sperm Donation Information

Iowa Supreme Court Ruling A Mixed Blessing for LGBT Parentage Law

The Gartner family of Iowa received wonderful news on May 3rd when they were notified that the Iowa Supreme Court agreed with them that the Department of Health must include the nonbiological mother of the couple’s daughter on the birth certificate.

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May 23, 2013

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UK Courts Deliberate on Parental Role of Sperm Donor

There is a very interesting and potentially ground-breaking case being heard in the U.K. courts right now about the role of sperm donors in the lives of the children they help to create.

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April 2, 2013

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Family Law / Same Sex Parents

You Could Have Paid for College

A paternity case involving a sperm donor and a Miami lesbian couple who became parents via artificial insemination has created a media stir recently.

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March 18, 2013

LGBT News / Same Sex Marriage / Same Sex Parents

Kansas Supreme Court Ruling Puts Children’s Rights First

Kansas Supreme Court ruled in Frazier v. Goudschaal that the two children born via sperm donation to a lesbian couple are the children of both women.

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February 26, 2013

IFLG / Rich Vaughn Article

You never know where inspiration will come from…

Indian actor Ranbir Kapoor, has learned of the importance of sperm donation through film.

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June 29, 2012

Adoption / Assisted Reproductive Technology / In Vitro Fertilization / Rich Vaughn Article / Surrogacy Latest News / Uncategorized

CSI segment highlights why it’s important to carefully vet your IVF agency

More recently, the popular television series, CSI featured an episode about a physician who fertilized a woman’s eggs with his own sperm without her knowledge and successfully implanted one of the resulting embryos.

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April 24, 2012