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Finally, please note that PET's next free-to-attend evening event is taking place soon. The event is entitled 'Anonymous No More? Donor Conception and Direct-to-Consumer DNA Testing', and is taking place in London on the evening of Wednesday 19 June 2019.

Find out more about the event here, and register to attend here.

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