Anonymous Sperm and Egg Donation

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Anonymous Sperm and Egg Donation Anonymous sperm and egg donation is a serious topic. Some people think they should remain anonymous and some do not. A few reasons for becoming known donors are legal rights, medical reasons, and psychological problems. The parents and donor kids should know where the sperm or egg came from because it might affect their futures. Medical risks are a huge deal that everyone needs to be aware of, but especially those who are not sure where they came from. Donor children who do not know who their donor is or are looking for their biological parent, may grow up to have problems psychologically. Children have the right to know their biological background. There are many views on sperm and egg donation. Some people would say that the donor child has no legal right to know their donor parent. But some say otherwise. Everyone has a legal right to know where he or she came from. The donor child and the parent that raised them should know the donor parent. The parent should know where their child is coming from and the child should know, too. Ms. Pratten, a donor child, mentioned, “It is very disappointing. All we were asking for is the same benefits of adopted people. They've [the B.C. court] basically said, 'No, you can’t have that.' And they've basically said that it's okay for the government to discriminate” (qtd in Bains). She pretty much explained it perfectly. The courts are discriminating donor children. If adopted kids can know who their biological parents are, why can donor kids not? Men who donate sperm change peoples’ ideas of fatherhood. People think that donating sperm is a good thing and the donor children should be happy they were born, but they do not know the side effects of being a donor ch... ... middle of paper ... ...2014. Laurance, Jeremy. "So Who's the Daddy? Ethics Dilemma Over Sperm Donor Boom." The Independent. 02 Apr. 2012: 6. SIRS Issues Researcher.Web. 05 May. 2014. Miller, Cheryl. "Who's Your Daddy?." Reason Vol. 40, No. 9. Feb. 2009: 40-46. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 09 May. 2014. Quan, Douglas. "Reveal Sperm Donor, Court Urged." National Post. 26 Oct. 2010: A.7. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 09 May. 2014. Sheldon, T. (2002, March 16). Children at risk after sperm donor develops late onset genetic disease. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from British Medical Journal: Smoot, John M. "Why Sperm Donation Is Bad for Dads and Kids." Public Discourse. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 May 2014. "Sperm and Egg Donors, Anonymity." Debatewise. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 May 2014. "This House Believes Sperm and Egg Donors Should Retain Their Anonymity." Idebate.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 May 2014.

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