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Numerous studies over the past decade have revealed that children conceived through egg or sperm donation have serious concerns about their identity and the financial arrangements that made their conception possible. Might the Wiles’ children be bothered that their conception was the result of their parents seeking to satisfy their own desire for children, while giving little consideration to their own future needs?
While Gerry and Rhonda have decided to tell their children how they were conceived, many other parents do not—a fact that psychologists agree is to the detriment of the child. A 2001 article in the journal Human Reproduction concluded that “Disclosure to children conceived with donor gametes should not be optional.” Another 2014 study in the same journal found that many donors eventually seek information about their children and sometimes seek to establish relationships with them.
The biological link between parent and child is undeniably intimate, and severing it has lasting repercussions for both parties. As the field of donor conception grows, social science data increasingly document this reality.
The biological link between parent and child is undeniably intimate, and severing it has lasting repercussions for both parties. As the field of donor conception grows, social science data increasingly document this reality.
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