Oral+Presentation+Case+12

= Oral Presentation Case 12 =

//Discuss the rights which children of donor sperm/egg may encounter. Do they have a right to find their parent who was an “anonymous donor”?//



Background
There is the ethical issue on whether the child has a right to learn about how they were conceived and their genetic history  They have the right to know the truth, especially the truth about oneself. Therefore, the child should have the right to know everything about themselves. However, the rights of the anonymous donor should also be considered. They gave away their egg or sperm as a donation, which means they don’t hold responsibility as they don’t claim ownership  Since 2004, legally the child in Australia has the right to find their parent, who was an anonymous donor as long as they go through prescribed counselling,    ** Stakeholders ** //child // - right to find biological parent - right to truth - right to complete medical information //egg or sperm donor// - right to confidentiality,privacy and protection from supporting child //Parents of the child// - as they are affected by what happens to the child, right to not allow third party to enter family, privacy, appearance of a normal family, good relationship with child //Fertility clinic// (as they provide the source of information about donors) - duty to respect donor privacy, confidentiality wishes of recipient parents, assist if child need biological parent for medical reasons


allow child right to seek, provided the donor agrees