Open-Identity Sperm Donation: How Does Offering Donor-Identifying Information Relate to Donor-Conceived Offspring’s Wishes and Needs?

Elaborates on three objections to the statements in the related article 'That the donor, at the time of donation, is willing to share his identity does not necessarily mean that he will be willing to meet the DC offspring so many years later. Therefore, it would be more appropriate in the debat...

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Published in:Journal of bioethical inquiry 2016-09, Vol.13 (3), p.363-364
Main Authors: Visser, Marja, Mochtar, Monique H., van der Veen, Fulco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Artificial insemination, Human
Birthparents
Children of sperm donors
Ethics
Humans
Identification
Letter to the Editor
Medical Law
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Oocyte Donation
Psychological aspects
Sperm donors
Spermatozoa
Theory of Medicine/Bioethics
Tissue and Organ Procurement
Tissue Donors
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Summary:Elaborates on three objections to the statements in the related article 'That the donor, at the time of donation, is willing to share his identity does not necessarily mean that he will be willing to meet the DC offspring so many years later. Therefore, it would be more appropriate in the debate to talk about 'donor contactability' rather than about 'donor identifiability.'' Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
ISSN:1176-7529
1872-4353
1872-4353
DOI:10.1007/s11673-016-9730-4