Woman Discovers She Has 18 Half-Siblings from Unregulated 1980s Sperm Donor

What was said

"I think between 23andMe and Ancestry, there's like 18 half-siblings. And to boot, this donor was not a vetted donor. He was just a friend of the doctor who was getting like $20 a Dixie cup. This guy didn't tell his family either. So I guess some of the early folks that had gone on to Ancestry reached out because you can message people on Ancestry. I guess they got a nasty grunt back, like, you're making this up, this is a conspiracy."

Ashley from Arizona discovered through DNA testing that she has approximately 18 half-siblings from an unregulated sperm donor in the 1980s. The donor was not medically vetted but was simply a friend of the doctor earning $20 per sample. Her father, who raised her, was likely gay and maintained a secret relationship with his college roommate throughout his marriage, according to family members who knew but never discussed it.