Federal Fertility Fraud Bill Introduced After ‘Widespread' Doctor Sperm Donor Cases

An opportunity to criminalize so-called “fertility fraud” is underway, spearheaded by Representative Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma. This month, she introduced H.R. 451, the Protecting Families from Fertility Fraud Act.

Congresswoman Bice said the bill was inspired by the Netflix documentary Our Father and doctor sperm donor cases similar to the one NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit uncovered in San Leandro.

“I think it’s good. These doctors need to be held accountable for what they did,” said Marlena Velasquez.

NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has been following Velasquez’s journey for more than six months after she revealed she took an Ancestry DNA test and found out her biological father is not

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