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Old 10-30-2008, 12:18 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by lchoy View Post
I'm going to argue devil's advocate here, but I can see 1 exception where the donor identity could be revealed, and that's for unique medical reasons. If the child from IVF develops a rare cancer or disease and is need of a specific transplant, than the father may be contacted on compassionate grounds, and asked if he could help.
Otherwise, I'm in favour of keeping donor's identity confidential
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Originally Posted by mykalberta View Post
I dont agree under any circumstance those record should be released.

Sperm clinics should are responsible for testing and doing a medical background. I dont care if the result of the sperm donation is dying from a rare African strain of JeepersCreepers, under no circumstance should the privacy of the donor be violated.
Well the father could still help and the confidentiality could still remain intact. You wouldn't need the mother or the child to be in contact to get some sort of medical help. That could be done through a third party. It would be a similar system to marrow matching. The identities of the donor and recipient are not shared. However if they are going to do this it should be an option for the father to choose upfront, not after.
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