Media

In this section you will find a small collection of our media coverage featuring Co-ParentMatch.com and some of our members.

These articles have been written by independent journalists. The views expressed in these articles are not those of Co-ParentMatch.com . Arguments both for and against sperm donor and co-parent matching services are shared here . Why not tell us your comments….

Swipe right for baby: hooking up to Co-parent

 http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/parenting/swipe-right-for-a-baby-hooking-up-to-coparent-20170405-gve2qd.html

Sydney Morning Herald, April 2017

How social media apps modelled after Tinder are revolutionizing sperm donation

 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/sperm-donation-apps-1.3982378

CBC News, Feb 15th 2017

Is this the future of parenting? Thousands of men and women using internet matching site to find platonic partner to have a child with

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2895485/Is-future-parenting-Thousands-men-women-using-internet-matching-site-platonic-partner-child-with.html

Daily Mail, January 2015

Lonely man who found lesbian mother for his baby on the internet wins High Court battle for paternal rights after woman got fed up with girlfriend 'charade' for his family

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2933203/Man-lesbian-mother-baby-wins-court-battle-rights.html

Daily Mail, January 2015

The rise of 'co-parenting': How broody, single women are advertising online for men to help them have and raise babies... but they don't want a relationship

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-2394446/With-biological-clocks-ticking-broody-adults-like-Rachel-finding-new-way-bring-baby-dreams-life.html

Daily Mail, August 2013

Sex in Return for Babies

Daily Mail, May 2013

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2317617/Sex-return-babies-Websites-offering-women-free-natural-insemination-sperm-donors--YOU-risk-parenting-stranger.html 

Making a Child, Minus the Couple

New York Times, February 2013.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/fashion/seeking-to-reproduce-without-a-romantic-partnership.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Meet the 40-something childless singles turning to 'co-parent' partnerships - where raising a family doesn't include romance

Daily Mail, February 2013

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2277027/Meet-40-childless-singles-turning-parent-partnerships--raising-family-doesnt-include-romance.html 

Life partners, but not lovers? The websites helping childless singles become 'co-parent' couples - minus the romance

Daily Mail - November 2012

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2230638/Life-partners-lovers-The-websites-helping-childless-singles-parent-couples--minus-romance.html 

Co-ParentMatch on the TODAY Show Australia

Today Show, November 2012

http://video.au.msn.com/watch/video/co-parent-match/xo1yey1

Anderson Cooper Talk Show, USA November 2012

Life Partners Who Aren't — And Never Will Be — Lovers

Buzzfeed.com - November 2012

http://www.buzzfeed.com/annanorth/life-partners-who-arent-and-never-will-be

Why do men donate sperm?

The Independent Oct 2012

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/why-do-men-donate-sperm-2116290.html 

The rise of co-parenting

London Evening Standard Sept 2012

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/the-rise-of-coparenting-8139449.html

A fifth of London women 'prefer their freedom to having children'

London Evening Standard – Sept 2012

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/a-fifth-of-london-women-prefer-their-freedom-to-having-children-8116675.html

Who’s the daddy? The sperm donors who think they can have it all – until they hold the baby.

The Times – Aug 2012

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/magazine/article3499357.ece

Sperm donor websites: the baby delivery service

The Telegraph - Sept 2012

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/women_shealth/8025237/Sperm-donor-websites-the-baby-delivery-service.html 

No sex please, we're co-parents: The website that matches broody singles who want children without the relationship

Daily Mail – Feb 2012 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2095621/No-sex-parents-The-website-matches-broody-singles-want-children-relationship.html  

Meet the co-parents: friends not lovers

The Telegraph – July 2011

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/mother-tongue/8659494/Meet-the-co-parents-friends-not-lovers.html

'Single and desperate to have a baby, I slept with a sperm donor'

The Independent May 2011

http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/love-sex/single-and-desperate-to-have-a-baby-i-slept-with-a-sperm-donor-2635300.html   

Co-Parenting Before Conception?

Huffington Post Feb 2011

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elizabeth-marquardt/coparenting-before-concep_b_825828.html  

Conceivable ideas: meet the modern sperm donor

The Observer – June 2010

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jun/27/jennie-withers-co-parents-fertility 

I've had a baby! One woman's search for the perfect "co-parent"

The Observer - June 2010

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jun/27/fertility-sperm-donor-women  

Fertility websites are risking women’s health, warns regulator 

The Times July 2010

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/health/news/article2648023.ece

Watchdog to probe unofficial sperm donor websites amid health fears

The Telegraph – Sept 2010

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8024968/Watchdog-to-probe-unofficial-sperm-donor-websites-amid-health-fears.html 

Other Articles Featuring Co-ParentMatch.com Members:

‘A syringe and a vial of frozen sperm arrived by courier. I got pregnant on my first attempt’

Oct 2009 The Sun

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/2700670/Two-mums-reveal-the-truht-about-conceiving-baby-with-sperm-donor.html

I longed for a baby but didn’t want to wait for Mr Right ... so I googled ‘sperm donor’

The Sun March 2011

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/3438382/Mum-googled-sperm-donor-for-baby.html

Magazine Feature Articles: 

TV Features:

Anderson Cooper Talk Show

Fox42 News

Vanessa Feltz Talk Show

Radio Features:

Donal MacIntyre Show
Joel Kafetz Show
BBC Regional Radio

Web Articles:

XOJane.com - New Dating Service Lets You Skip The Romance And Head Right To The Co-Parenting

Tempi.it - Having children and family without the "destabilization due to romantic-sexual love is perfect"

Naistekas.ee - No man, however, you want a child and want to have a father? Select the Internet a suitable co-parent!

And lot’s lot’s more.....

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