We read in theNow Balearic Islands this headline: "Finding out at 37 that we are the daughter of a sperm donor made me go through a very traumatic process.". This is said by a woman with a fictitious name, who also explains that she has had to "go through a genetic duel alone", as if "a part of her had died", she says. And she adds: "I looked at myself in the mirror and it was hard to recognise myself". She also does not understand why "only the private consultation where the parents will have her progenitor" (she calls the donor that).

Miquel Roura has spent hours and hours researching genealogy platforms where users can post the results of a DNA test to find matches with other people. When there is a "match "Genetic" websites allow you to locate people with whom you have some degree of consanguinity and thus reconstruct your family tree.. For him, this is not a simple hobby of genealogy, but the only way he has found so far to discover his genetic origins. "Genetic information," he criticizes. As an example of the effects this has on his daily life, he explains: "Those of us who are parents often find that in pediatric consultations we are asked about our family history. I have to say that I have no knowledge." A proposal to modify the state law on assisted human reproduction. Judicial action to force a reform that would allow knowledge of genetic origins and that, they clarify, would not imply a legal link of paternity with the donor. Regarding the experiences of more than a hundred people who have joined the association, Sellés explains that "some clinics provide information such as skin color or blood type, others go further and even say what the donor studied or what their job was." On the other hand, he complains that in other cases, the clinic "does not even provide the risks of the company; it must provide this information. "It's up to each company, and in practice, the minimum requirements the law gives us aren't even met," he criticizes.