The Donor Conception Network has highlighted a problem that has recently arisen for the parents of donor conceived children who had been able to ask clinics for the codes given to their donor by the clinic in order to help with sibling tracing. The HFEA has recently changed the advice given to clinics on this, and suggested that they should stop issuing these codes to parents.
There are apparently some concerns about donors being identified from the codes, and worries that they may be used to track down half siblings before children have reached the age of 18. However, the Donor Conception Network is concerned about the way that the decision to stop issuing the codes has been taken so suddenly. If you have donor conceived children and have any thoughts on the issue, you can get in touch with the network through the website at www.dcnetwork.org
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