Episode 121: HeyReprotech – Alison Motluk

Alison Motluk is a Toronto-based freelance journalist who works in print and radio. She has reported widely on the social fallout of reproductive technology, including about the first boy to find his anonymous sperm donor using only his spit and the internet, about the health uncertainties of egg donation, and about the Ottawa fertility doctor who used his own sperm to help patients conceive. She publishes a weekly newsletter, HeyReprotech and Ukraine Surrogacy Dispatches. Listen to Alison as she discusses with Ellen and Jenn: • Major differences in assisted reproductive technology between Canada and the US, including: o Surrogacy o Health insurance o Gamete donation • Fifteen+ years of reporting in the area and some of the most fascinating stories she’s covered, including: o The first donor-conceived person to discover the identity of the donor through a DNA test and the internet o A surrogate who got pregnant with her own child while pregnant with intended parents’ child o A surrogate who underwent a transfer of 4 embryos, and where all took o A Canadian doctor who used his own sperm with unknowing fertility patients Want to share your story or ask a question? Call and leave us a message on our hotline: 303-997-1903. Learn more about our podcast: https://iwanttoputababyinyou.com/ Learn more about our surrogacy agencies: https://www.brightfuturesfamilies.com/ Get your IWTPABIY merch here! https://iwanttoputababyinyou.com/merch Learn more about Ellen’s law firm: http://trachmanlawcenter.com/ Learn more about HeyReprotech, the weekly newsletter about what's really going on inside assisted reproduction. https://www.facebook.com/HeyReprotechNewsletter Learn more about Ukraine Surrogacy Dispatches and the newsletter: https://ukrainesurrogacydispatches.substack.com/about Learn more about Alison Motluk here! https://www.heyreprotech.com Come visit some of Alison’s stories here! How Canada became an international surrogacy destination Anonymous sperm donor traced on internet. New Scientist. 2005. Anatomy of a surrogacy. She donated eggs to her sister — how did it turn out? First prosecution under Assisted Human Reproduction Act ends in conviction. After pleading guilty for paying surrogates, business is booming for this fertility matchmaker. How often might a surrogate baby actually be the surrogate's own? https://www.heyreprotech.com/p/interested-in-assisted-reproduction.