The new kinship : constructing donor-conceived families / Naomi Cahn.

By:

Cahn, Naomi R

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Families, law, and society seriesPublication details: New York : New York University Press, 2013.Description: 1 online resource (x, 242 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780814772041
0814772048
9780814790328
0814790321

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

346.01/7 23

LOC classification:

K3611.A77 C34 2013eb
K3611.A77

NLM classification:

2013 B-598
HQ 519

Other classification:

D971.239

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Contents:

Peopling the donor world -- The meaning of family in a changing world -- Creating families -- Creating communities across families -- The laws of the donor world: parents and children -- Law, adoption, and family secrets: disclosure and incest -- Reasons to regulate -- Regulating for connection -- Regulating for health and safety: setting limits in the gamete world -- Why not to regulate -- Conclusion: challenging and creating kinship.

Summary: No federal law in the United States requires that egg or sperm donors or recipients exchange any information with the offspring that result from the donation. Donors typically enter into contracts with fertility clinics or sperm banks which promise them anonymity. The parents may know the donor's hair color, height, IQ, college, and profession; they may even have heard the donor's voice. But they don't know the donor's name, medical history, or other information that might play a key role in a child's development. And, until recently, donor-conceived offspring typically didn't know that one of.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

No federal law in the United States requires that egg or sperm donors or recipients exchange any information with the offspring that result from the donation. Donors typically enter into contracts with fertility clinics or sperm banks which promise them anonymity. The parents may know the donor's hair color, height, IQ, college, and profession; they may even have heard the donor's voice. But they don't know the donor's name, medical history, or other information that might play a key role in a child's development. And, until recently, donor-conceived offspring typically didn't know that one of.

English.

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