The right to know one's origins : assisted human reproduction and the best interests of children / Juliet R. Guichon, Ian Mitchell, Michelle Giroux (eds.).
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The right to know one's origins : assisted human reproduction and the best interests of children / Juliet R. Guichon, Ian Mitchell, Michelle Giroux (eds.).
This collection of essays addresses the interests and rights of donor-conceived people. The contributors shine light from many directions on the issues of secrecy and donor anonymity. Adults and children who have been donor-conceived offer their varied and sometimes emotion-rich perspectives; health scientists review the literature and assess the health risks of secrecy and anonymity; ethics experts discuss the history and ethics of the issues; and legal scholars consider international and domestic law, and formulate actionable proposals for legislative change. This book puts the child of assisted conception at the centre. It makes a significant contribution to the debate about whether people who are donor-conceived should know the circumstances of their conception, and the identity of their progenitors.
Introduction / Juliet Guichon, Ian Mitchell, Michelle Giroux -- Who I come from / Barry Stevens -- Everyone is here for a reason / Naomi Williams -- How I learned the truth and what else I'd like to know / J.S. -- Does the right to know matter? / Bill Cordray -- Attempting to learn my biological father's identity : a Canadian tale of frustration and eventually litigation / Olivia Pratten -- Seeking answers in the ether : longing to know one's origins is evident from donor conception websites / Rhonda E. Harris and Laura Shanner -- Historical aspects of advanced reproductive technology / Ian Mitchell -- Canadian medical codes of ethics and the issue of gamete provider anonymity / Ian Mitchell and Juliet Guichon -- Identity harm : lesson from adoption for donor conception / Joanna Rose -- A review of studies that have considered family functioning and psychosocial outcomes for donor-conceived offspring / Stacey A. Page --
The effect of disclosure or non-disclosure on the psychosocial development of donor-conceived people : a review and synthesis of the literature / W. Ben Gibbard -- Identity development in the donor-conceived / Jean Benward -- The health benefits to children having their genetic information : the importance of family trees / Julie L. Lauzon -- Donor anonymity in the Assisted Human Reproduction Act : the back story / Alison Motluk -- When is a secret justified? : ethics and donor anonymity / Laura Shanner -- This is not baby talk : Canadian international human rights obligations regarding the rights to health, identity and family relations / Verónica B. Piñero -- A comparison of the law in Canada related to the disclosure of information regarding the biological parents of adoptees and the donor-conceived / Juliet R. Guichon -- A tale of two embryos : record keeping after gamete or embryo donation in cattle and humans / Alison Motluk --
The recognition of the right to identity of children born of assisted procreation : a provincial responsibility / Michelle Giroux and Mariana De Lorenzi -- How Canadian common law might change to facilitate legislation to permit the donor-conceived to access information regarding their progenitors / Juliet R. Guichon -- Time to stop lying / David Gollancz -- Conclusion / Juliet Guichon, Ian Mitchell, Michelle Giroux.