Open-Identity Sperm Donation: How Does Offering Donor-Identifying Information Relate to Donor-Conceived Offspring’s Wishes and Needs?

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 503-509

  Ravelingien, An ^a   Provoost, Veerle ^a   Pennings, Guido ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Donor conception; Donor searching; Donor conceived offspring; Identity; Open identity donation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CHILD; DONOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; PARENT; PEDIGREE; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOZOON;

CHILD; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; MOTIVATION; PARENTS; PEDIGREE; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOZOA; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84942990163     PISSN: 11767529     EISSN: 18724353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11673-014-9550-3     Document Type: Article

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