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Parents of Donor Offspring (U18) Feedback Form

Parents Feedback Survey - Have Your Say
Your responses to this survey will help us to better understand the views of donor related people. It is completely optional and anonymous and only accessible to staff. The questions asked may be issues you have already considered, or it may be new information that is confronting and raise some concerns or questions for you. Please feel free to contact us and have a chat.
Does your child know they are donor conceived?
- Yes
- No
If no, do you plan on telling them?
- Yes
- No
- Unsure
How old was your child when they found out they are donor conceived?
- Under 12 years
- 12-18 years
- Over 18 years
- Can't remember
- They don't know yet
Who told them they are donor conceived?
- Mother
- Father
- Both parents
- They don't know yet
- Other
Have you told your child that you are on this register?
Mother
- Yes
- No
Father
- Yes
- No
If no, do you plan on telling them?
- Yes
- No
- Haven't decided
Comment
Are you and your spouse/partner still together?
- Yes
- No
- I had my child as a single parent
If no, how old was your child when you separated?
- Under 12 years
- 12-18 years
- Over 18 years
Please tick how you feel about the following statements.
I feel worried or upset about my child contacting their donor.
- Strongly Disagree
- Disagree
- Neutral
- Agree
- Strongly Agree
I feel worried about my child contacting their sibling.
- Strongly Disagree
- Disagree
- Neutral
- Agree
- Strongly Agree
I often wonder which personality traits, skills or parts of their appearance my child inherited from their donor(s)?
- Strongly Disagree
- Disagree
- Neutral
- Agree
- Strongly Agree
I feel like there is support available to me to meet my emotional needs as a parent of a donor conceived person.
- Strongly Disagree
- Disagree
- Neutral
- Agree
- Strongly Agree
I feel like fertility clinics understand and respect my emotional needs as a parent of a donor conceived person.
- Strongly Disagree
- Disagree
- Neutral
- Agree
- Strongly Agree
Is there anything that could have made being the parent of a donor conceived person a better experience for you?
There are different ideas around language and how we should refer to people involved in artificial reproduction.
Which term(s) do you prefer for the genetic parent who is not raising the child?
- Donor
- Bio-father
- Bio-mother
- Father
- Mother
- Parent
- Other
How should we refer to the child in written material?
- Donor conceived person
- Offspring
- Child
- Son
- Daughter
- Other
There has been some discussion in some states about changing birth certificates. What would you like to see on birth certificates?
1) Just record the parents who will raise the child, whether or not they are genetically related (as happens now).
- Yes
- No
- Don't know
- Don't care
2) Record all relevant parties eg genetic parent, surrogate, recipient parent.
- Yes
- No
- Don't know
- Don't care
3) If yes to (2), should there also be a version with just the parents who raise the child to be used for school admissions, licenses etc?
- Yes
- No
- Don't know
- Don't care
Comment

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