{"id":31070,"date":"2025-08-27T16:30:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T07:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rasa.org.au\/?p=31070"},"modified":"2025-11-18T13:32:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T03:02:02","slug":"sa-donor-conception-laws-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rasa.org.au\/sr_rs\/hub\/sa-donor-conception-laws-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"South Australia\u2019s Donor Conception Laws Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"31070\" class=\"elementor elementor-31070\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec7e83c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ec7e83c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ff9751 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ff9751\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rasa.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1443543093-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31072\" alt=\"Donor Conception Laws\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rasa.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1443543093-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rasa.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1443543093-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rasa.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1443543093-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rasa.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1443543093-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rasa.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1443543093-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.rasa.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1443543093-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-727bf42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"727bf42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4388045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4388045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Donor Conception Register (DCR)?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-719f4e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"719f4e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The DCR is a central record of South Australian donor conception treatment information, including historical information from the 1970s up to the current day.<\/p><p>It is the first register of its kind in Australia and includes donor names, genetic history, and people conceived from donations.<\/p><p>Adults connected to a South Australian donor conception <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sahealth.sa.gov.au\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/public+content\/sa+health+internet\/services\/community+and+specialised+services\/donor+conception+register\/access+the+south+australian+donor+conception+register\/access+the+south+australian+donor+conception+register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">can register to access their records<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf4e24b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf4e24b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d079e66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d079e66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83b02cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83b02cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recent changes to the law<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b0e115 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b0e115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On 26 February 2025, South Australia changed its laws to give people conceived before September 2004 access to donor information that was previously unavailable. This means that donor anonymity was removed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e0a69a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5e0a69a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f30f88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f30f88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What this means<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47aaaee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47aaaee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Donor-conceived people can register to access their information within an online archive that is updated in real-time.<\/li><li>The identities of people who donated under anonymity can now be accessed by connected donor-conceived people.<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"224\">The changes were made after consultation with the South Australian donor conception community to support the health and wellbeing of donor-conceived people.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692bfd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"692bfd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdbc3ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fdbc3ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rasa.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1362532886-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31391\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rasa.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1362532886-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rasa.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1362532886-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rasa.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1362532886-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rasa.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1362532886-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rasa.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1362532886-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.rasa.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1362532886-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42ce09e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"42ce09e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b11fe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b11fe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How these changes may affect you<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f52be3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f52be3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prior to 1988 there was no legal requirement for doctors and assisted reproductive treatment clinics to keep records about donor conception treatments. Donors were guaranteed lifelong anonymity and parents were often advised not to tell their child the truth about their conception.<\/p><p>If you were a donor or donor-conceived before September 2004, you may:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Have only recently discovered you are donor-conceived<\/li><li>Feel unsure about how to contact a DCR connection<\/li><li>Be exploring your genetic heritage for the first time<\/li><li>Feel concerned about your privacy or missing information<\/li><li>Need support to have sensitive conversations with loved ones<\/li><li>Be experiencing feelings of uncertainty if you donated on the condition of anonymity<\/li><\/ul><p>No matter your situation, it\u2019s important to know support is available.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0ce5ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e0ce5ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b0bb8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b0bb8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The DCR Support Service<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1554cf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1554cf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The DCR Support Service at Relationships Australia SA offers free, confidential support for donors, donor-conceived people, and their families.<\/p><p>We provide a range of support including:<\/p><ul><li>\u0421\u0430\u0432\u0435\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0430\u045a\u0435<\/li><li>Assistance accessing and understanding information found on the DCR<\/li><li>Further checks and search work where there are gaps in records available on the DCR<\/li><li>Support managing contact with a DCR connection<\/li><li>Support for having sensitive conversations with others<\/li><li>Information on your rights and responsibilities<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><h4><strong>You can find more information by visiting:<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ade2698 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ade2698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rasa.org.au\/sr_rs\/support\/services\/donor-conception-register-support-service\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">\u0421\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0431\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0440\u0448\u043a\u0435 DCR-\u0430<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d6dcf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"56d6dcf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donor conception laws in South Australia changed in February 2025 to give donor-conceived people the right to access information about their genetic heritage. 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