tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539441575386310331.post567149850165190225..comments2023-10-01T07:54:21.289-04:00Comments on "It's Shawn Vandor's Blog Wow!": 2007 Virginia Bill Prohibiting Donor Anonymity Fails 6-1Shawn Vandorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932787099944162452noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539441575386310331.post-37629692417878942402010-01-16T17:53:55.355-05:002010-01-16T17:53:55.355-05:00yeah i tried to sell my spunk once but it was all ...yeah i tried to sell my spunk once but it was all rottedSir Plophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06227076005714781885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539441575386310331.post-24420389427645311322009-12-03T09:02:23.686-05:002009-12-03T09:02:23.686-05:00The donor-conceived, rather than the parents, clin...The donor-conceived, rather than the parents, clinics, or donors, are the people most directly affected by donor conception, and they are the ones who have to live with the consequences the longest. Why should an infertile couple's desire to have a child override a donor-conceived person's desire to know the identity of their genetic father?<br /> <br />I believe that the ending of donor anonymity in the UK was long overdue. It was actually ended as a result of a case brought by two donor-conceived people to the European Court of Human Rights. Other countries that have ended donor anonymity include the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Finland, Switzerland, Austria and New Zealand. <br /><br />According to <a href="http://www.hfea.gov.uk/3411.html" rel="nofollow">HFEA figures</a>, the numbers of sperm donors have gone *up* three years in a row since the ending of anonymity, thus reversing a three year decline. The 384 sperm donors in 2008 was 134 more than in 2005, and the highest figure since 1996.<br /><br />I don't have a huge problem with sperm donors being paid, or the numbers of children per donor being increased, but we should never go back to the days of anonymous donors. The donor-conceived are the ones who matter in this, not the parents, not the clinics, and not the donors.<br /><br />If a sperm donor wants to be anonymous, then he simply shouldn't be a sperm donor. I was a sperm donor over 20 years ago, and if I have any genetic children looking for me, I've made it as easy as possible for them to find me.Mark Lyndonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781475927979224765noreply@blogger.com