Friday, August 31, 2012

From U Paris Sorbonne: Gamete donation in France: the future of the anonymity doctrine

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22930360


 2012 Aug 29. [Epub ahead of print]

Gamete donation in France: the future of the anonymity doctrine.

Source

University of Paris Sorbonne, Paris, France, laurence.brunet@free.fr.

Abstract

In France, since the approval of the first bioethics laws in 1994, the principle of the anonymity of sperm donors has prevailed. This choice is regularly challenged, namely by children who have been conceived under these conditions and have now reached adulthood. In this paper, we will briefly describe the reasons that led practitioners of assisted reproduction to endorse the anonymity principle in 1994. Secondly, we will elaborate on the reasons why this principle is becoming so controversial today. Finally, we shall examine two possible outcomes of the debate, highlighting their respective legitimacy as well as their consequences, as far as the rights of children, the notion of the family, and medical practice are concerned.

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