Health - Donor-Conceived Individuals and Gamete Agencies, Gamete Banks, and Fertility Clinics
Sponsor: Emily Shetty (District 18)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations) (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing data collection, maintenance, and disclosure requirements for gamete agencies, gamete banks, and fertility clinics; requiring a gamete donor to consent to the disclosure of the gamete donor's identity to an individual who is at least 18 years old and who was conceived with the donated gametes; establishing limitations on the number of families that can be established using a single donor; etc.
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Testimony (15)
MGA witness listFAV 8FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Gianci, Sebastiana | DC Squared: Donor-conceived People in and around the DMV | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Levin, Anna | self | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Coolidge, Jacqueline | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Shetty, Delegate Shettylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Schriefer, Kerry | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shetty, Emily | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tornblom, Audrey | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilkinson, Jeddy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | State of, Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Swain, Margaret | Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Budd, Jordan | COLAGE | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Pruitt, Lauren | FreeState Justice | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Crozier, Patience | GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kasemeyer, Pam | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |