Call for Tasmanian central sperm and egg donor register, for donor-conceived children's 'right to know'
By Annah Fromberg, ABC [Australia] | 06. 06. 2020
In six months, when she turns 18, Lottie gets to find out her father's identity, but she may never know her half siblings. The Tasmanian Government is continuing to consider the recommendations of a 2017 parliamentary inquiry.
Lottie Frohmader, 17, has always known she was conceived with sperm from a donor.
"I don't think there was a moment where Mum sat me down and said 'you're donor conceived', I just always knew," she said.
"Maybe I didn't understand the ins and outs of it, but I always knew I had a mum and didn't have a dad.
"I had a donor."
But while Ms Frohmader has always been completely comfortable and proud of her heritage, she said she has had a lingering curiosity about her biological father.
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