Have complex legal cases affected the long held rights of sperm donors? An article in the Huffington Post has examined the changes which have seen assumptions about sperm donation rebuffed.
The recent Irish case which saw a sperm donor for a lesbian couple given parental rights has been a slap in the face to all lesbian parents. In addition to this the case could make men wary of sperm donation and where they stand legally regarding the paternity of resulting children.
This case is not the first to have changed our assumptions about the legalities of sperm donation. A number of women have succeeded in making their sperm donors liable for child support, and 2005 saw the introduction of a new law which means sperm donors no longer have the anonymity they had previously. Resulting children have the rights to obtain the identification of their donors once they reach the age of 18.
These trends have done much towards undermining the 'no strings attached' tradition of sperm donation and the rights of the vast majority of sperm donors. The irony is that potential altruistic sperm donors will be put off donating for fear of future repercussions.
For the full article on this topic please follow this link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jacob-m-appel/revenge-of-the-sperm-dono_b_404479.html
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