Donor Conception: Articles - In Journals, Newsletters

Updated:Apr 6/10

• Missing links: identity issues of donor conceived people (By Geraldine Hewitt, Journal of Fertility Counselling. 2002)
• Gamete donation: Parents' experiences of searching for their child's donor siblings and donor
     • News release (Feb 23/09)
     • Study by Freeman, Jadva, Kramer & Golombok. (2008)
• Disclosure of donor insemination to the child: the impact of Swedish legislation on couples' attitudes
• Semen donors in Germany: a study exploring motivations & attitudes By Thorn, Katzorke, & Daniels (2008)
• By Ken Daniels
• The ethics of sperm donation By John Milbank, Centre of Theology & Philosophy, University of Nottingham, UK (Jun 19/09. BioNews)
• Early Disclosure of Donor Paternity May Evince Lesser Negative Response in Offspring (Apr 28/09. IVF News Direct)
• Age of Disclosure & Offspring's Feelings about Finding Out (by Freeman, Jadva, Kramer & Golombok. 2008)
• Egg donation, surrogate mothering, and cloning: attitudes of men and women in Germany based on a representative survey (By Stöbel-Richter, Goldschmidt, Brähler, Weidner, Beutel. Jul/09. Fertility & Sterility)
• Not your child’s biological parent? You may still have an influence on their genes By Olivia Montuschi, Donor Conception Network (Aug 3/09. BioNews 519)
• Secrecy and the problems of nostalgia By Dr Jennifer Speirs, School of Social & Political Studies, University of Edinburgh (Nov 9/09. BioNews 533)
• Sperm donor screening needs to be overhauled (by Wendy Kramer, Director & co-founder, Donor Sibling Registry. Nov 16/09. BioNews 535)
• Talking to Your Child About Their Donor Origins by Judith Kottick, LCSW
• Telling is more important than ever: rights and donor conception (by Dr Lucy Frith, Lecturer, Health Care Ethics, School of Population, Community & Behavioural Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK. Jan 19/10. BioNews)
 

See also articles by Margaret Somerville