A new Dutch law regulating provision of identifying information of donors to offspring: Background, content and impact

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 852-856

  Janssens, P M W ^a   Simons, A H M ^c   van Kooij, R J ^d   Blokzijl, E ^b   Dunselman, G A J ^e  

^a RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Gynaecology ^*  (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d Stichting Medisch Centrum voor Geboorteregeling   (Netherlands)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Donor anonymity; Donor insemination; Donor recruitment; Legislation; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LAW; NETHERLANDS; OOCYTE DONATION; PARENT; PROGENY; REGISTER; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; SPERM DONOR;

EID: 33645315213     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei407     Document Type: Article

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