The removal of donor anonymity in the UK: The silencing of claims by would-be parents

International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 283-310

  Turkmendag, Ilke ^a   Dingwall, Robert ^a   Murphy, Thérèse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 65349084454     PISSN: 13609939     EISSN: 14643707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/lawfam/ebn008     Document Type: Article

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