Day 2 | Session 3| Concurrent | Fertility - can we make access more equitable
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Donor conceived children in Aotearoa: what do they need?
Donor conception - building families using donated eggs, sperm, or embryos - is increasingly common in Aotearoa New Zealand.
As recognition grows of the importance of openness and connection for donor-conceived people, this presentation outlines key ethical principles of donor conception and shares recent research in Aotearoa on how parents disclose donor conception and engage with donors.
Associate Professor Sonja Goedeke
Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Auckland University of Technology
Dr Sonja Goedeke is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Auckland University of Technology and a registered clinical psychologist.
Her research focuses on the psychosocial and ethical dimensions of infertility and assisted reproduction, particularly donor conception. She has examined how families navigate disclosure, contact, and identity in donor conception and embryo donation.
Sonja chairs the Psychology and Counselling Special Interest Group for ASPIRE, collaborates with Professor Cindy Farquhar and colleagues on the Donor Identity Aotearoa New Zealand project, serves on ANZICA committees, advises FertilityNZ, and is guest advisor for a 2025/26 Human Fertility special issue on donor connections.