Proposed legislative change mandating retrospective release of identifying information: Consultation with donors and Government response

Human Reproduction

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 286-292

  Hammarberg, Karin ^a,b   Johnson, Louise ^b   Bourne, Kate ^b   Fisher, Jane ^a   Kirkman, Maggie ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anonymity; Disclosure; Donor conception; Intermediary services; Legislation

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DONOR; FEMALE; GAMETE DONOR ANONYMITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIVACY; PROGENY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

ANONYMITY; DISCLOSURE; DONOR CONCEPTION; INTERMEDIARY SERVICES; LEGISLATION;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CONFIDENTIALITY; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OOCYTE DONATION; OOCYTES; SPERMATOZOA; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84893118650     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/det434     Document Type: Article

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