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Senate passes parentage bill after emotional testimony from donor‑conceived witness
Summary
SB 236, which requires donor‑data facilities to collect and make medical history available to parents of donor‑conceived children (and to the child at 18), passed after testimony from an eighth‑grade witness who described a medical emergency tied to lack of family medical history. Vote: 18 yes, 3 absent.
Senate Bill 236, addressing parentage disclosure for donor‑conceived individuals, passed the Senate on March 26 following personal testimony from a donor‑conceived witness.
Sponsor Senator Lawson said the measure requires facilities that collect donor information to retain donor identity and medical history and to make medical history available to parents of donor‑conceived children when needed; when the child turns 18, the bill provides the child access to donor identity and related information. Lawson recounted a case that motivated the bill and urged colleagues to support families needing medical background.
An eighth‑grade witness, Eve Chiglav, testified on the floor about a hospitalization where missing donor family medical history complicated diagnosis and care. "We have the opportunity to change that, to give donor‑conceived people the information they need to stay healthy and safe," the witness said.
Senators added cosponsors, debated related companion bills, and approved the measure by a roll call of 18 yes and 3 absent; the bill was declared passed to the Senate.
