Scattered Seeds ─ In Search of Family and Identity in the Sperm Donor Generation

As normal as sperm donor children have become, with at least a million donor-concieved children in the US alone, they’re still considered unusual. For many, the vision of a nuclear” family persists. InScattered Seeds, journalist and writer Jacqueline Mroz looks at the growth of sperm donation and assisted reproduction and how it affects the children who are fathered, the women who buy and use the sperm to have kids, and the sperm donors who donate their genetic material to help others procreate. With empathy and in-depth analysis,Scattered Seeds explores the sociology, psychology, and anthropology surrounding those connected with fertility procedures today and will look back at the history that brought us to this point.

Jacqueline Mroz is a veteran journalist specializing in reproductive and family issues. She was a radio journalist for the BBC, and writes for national magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times. Her 2012 article for The New York Times on a sperm donor who has 150 children garnered national attention. She has taught journalism at Montclair State University and Rutgers University. Jacqueline attended the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She lives in Montclair, NJ, with her husband and three children.