ISBN:
9780814772034
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (253 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Families, law, and society series
Series Statement:
Families, Law, and Society Ser. v.14
Parallel Title:
Print version The New Kinship : Constructing Donor-Conceived Families
DDC:
306.8740973
Keywords:
Ovum donors - Legal status, laws, etc
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
No federal law in the United States requires that egg or sperm donors or recipients exchange any information with the offspring that result from the donation. Donors typically enter into contracts with fertility clinics or sperm banks which promise them anonymity. The parents may know the donor's hair color, height, IQ, college, and profession; they may even have heard the donor's voice. But they don't know the donor's name, medical history, or other information that might play a key role in a child's development. And, until recently, donor-conceived offspring typically didn't know that one of
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; PART I: EXPLORATIONS: THE MEANING OF FAMILY AND THE TERRAIN OF THE DONOR WORLD; 1. Peopling the Donor World; 2. The Meaning of Family in a Changing World; PART II: CREATING DONOR-CONCEIVED FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES; 3. Creating Families; 4. Creating Communities across Families; PART III: THE LAW AND DONOR FAMILIES; 5. The Laws of the Donor World: Parents and Children; 6. Law, Adoption, and Family Secrets: Disclosure and Incest; PART IV: TO REGULATE OR NOT?; 7. Reasons to Regulate; 8. Regulating for Connection
Description / Table of Contents:
9. Regulating for Health and Safety: Setting Limits in the Gamete World10. Why Not to Regulate; Conclusion: Challenging and Creating Kinship; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; Z; About the Author;
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