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By Kelli Kennedy – USA Today 10/24/2019 \”… . While the trend has populated the news with heartwarming stories of reunited family members, it also has posed ethical questions about situations that were supposed to remain private, such as anonymous sperm donors, adoptions, and children born out of wedlock or as the result of affairs. […]

By Jim Rosenfield – NBC Philadelphia 11/04/2019 \”… Two families with lifelong secrets unearthed because of home DNA test kits are now dealing with the truth. Here\’s what their stories tell us about the shock that can come from new ancestry technology, and how to deal with it. …\” Read the entire article: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/I-Was-Numb-Family-Secrets-Come-to-Light-as-DNA-Testing-Gains-Popularity-564359761.html info

By Joanna Wane – Noted 11/04/19 \”… Some surveys have found that between 5% and 10% of people who take a DNA test discover their father isn’t who they thought he was, in circumstances that encompass infidelity, undisclosed adoptions, rape and even babies being switched at birth. …\” Read the entire article: https://www.noted.co.nz/currently/currently-social-issues/how-dna-genetic-tests-are-tearing-families-apart-and-bringing-others-together info

By Hilary Hunt – KARK 11/05/2019 \”… A Faulkner County man says one of those kits helped him find his father after 41 years. …\” Read the entire article: https://www.kark.com/news/special-reports/special-report-son-meets-father-after-using-dna-test-kit/ info

By NBC News 11/05/2019 \”… So this summer Bryant took an online DNA test to learn more about her ancestry and hopefully find her birth family. …\” Read the entire article: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/dna-test-fate-reunited-siblings-separated-decades-ago-n1076006 info

By CNW Network 11/01/2019 \”… There was a time when the act of a Jamaican woman dishonestly ascribing paternity of her child to an unsuspecting man was something to laugh about. But a recent study indicates that this is a widespread problem in Jamaica and can have serious implications. …\” Read the entire article: https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/caribbean-breaking-news-featured/paternity-predicament-more-jamaican-men-are-getting-jackets/ info

By NBC 20 11/04/2019 \”… Anna Marie, of Delaware, never thought her curiosity about her family\’s past would uncover a huge secret. It has upended her life. …\” Read the entire article: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/DNA-Test-Led-Delaware-Woman-to-Uncover-Family-Secret_Philadelphia-564381102.html info

By Jim Rosenfield – NBC San Diego 11/05/2019 \”… When DNA test results came back for Anna Marie, a 50-year-old Delaware woman, the findings confused her. …\” Read the entire article: https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/national-international/I-Was-Numb-Family-Secrets-Come-to-Light-as-DNA-Testing-Gains-Popularity-564359761.html?akmobile=o info

By Ellysa Harris – My Plainview 10/22/2019 \”… Austin was born and raised in upstate New York where she lived with her parents and two sisters – one who she grew up believing was a full-blood relation. She never knew anything different. …\” Read the entire article: https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Family-Ties-Half-siblings-find-each-other-14550464.php info

By Josh Cross – Gallatin News 10/18/2019 \”… After learning the details about his connection to the clinic, Reymann began a search for his biological parents that would ultimately last for more than two decades. …\” Read the entire article: https://www.gallatinnews.com/news/black-market-baby-meets-biological-father-in-gallatin/article_1e0f504c-f1a9-11e9-a15c-ab3de3843a2c.html info