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Vendredi 29 mars 2024, 16h45

Source : https://www.aislf.org/spip.php?article1355


Who is my genetic parent ? Donor Anonymity and Assisted Reproduction : a cross-cultural perspective

Kristina Orfali et al.

Brigitte Feuillet-Liger, Kristina Orfali et Thérèse Callus (ed.), Who is my genetic parent ? Donor Anonymity and Assisted Reproduction : a cross-cultural perspective, Eds Bruylant, Coll. Law, Bioethics and Society, 2010

If over the last couple of decades, advances in reproductive medicine have helped many couples who are unable to conceive naturally, the initial aim was generally to favour conception using the couple’s own gametes. However, the successive developments of artificial insemination and in vitro fertilisation (IVF) have provided us with alternative ways to conceive which no longer rely upon biological parentage. Today, a couple can conceive a child with gametes from a third party and can even adopt an embryo conceived by another couple. In such cases, it is necessary to reconcile the interests of all concerned (the infertile couple, the gamete or embryo donors and the child). Certain countries have adopted laws which impose donor anonymity which deny the child of any information on the donor, in the belief that this best assures the child’s welfare. However, such a social choice is questioned by the increasing demand by children born through artificial insemination by donor, to remove anonymity. Such claims have been supported in certain countries who have adopted a principle of genetic transparency. This book is the fruit of rich debate and reflection between lawyers, doctors, psychoanalysts and sociologists during the first Workshop of the International Academic Network on Bioethics (IANB). Through a comparative approach, the chapters examine how the question of anonymity in sixteen different countries is dealt with – anonymity which may be absolute, relative or even non-existent. Despite diversity between legal systems, one thing is sure : the question of abolishing anonymity is one of immediate importance. The answer either unites or divides. But could it be any other way on a subject which goes to the heart of our social perceptions on individual identity, parentage and parenthood ?

Kristina Orfali est membre de l’AISLF.


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