Federal legislation introduced to require egg and sperm donor background verifications

Most people agree that there should be checks and balances with donors, providers, and recipients when it comes to obtaining necessary information with vital consequences.

Excerpt: “On July 7, 2022, Congressman Chris Jacobs (R-NY), together with Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE), introduced HR 8307 “Steven’s Law.” The law, if enacted, would regulate egg and sperm donors to provide certain mandatory medical information, and would require reproductive tissue banks to verify the information and provide it to recipients, doctors, and resulting donor conceived persons.“

Ellen Trachman is the Managing Attorney of Trachman Law Center, LLC, and a regular contributor to the ‘AboveTheLaw’ platform.