Experiences of Donor Conception
Parents, Offspring and Donors through the Years
Published on 15. January 2003
208 pages
978-1-84642-711-4 (ISBN)
Description
Drawing on the experiences of parents, offspring and donors and including her own and her family's story, this thought-provoking and informative book explores the process of donor conception. From finding out about an infertility problem, to considering whether - and how - to tell the children about their conception, and how those children feel as the adult offspring of a donor, she provides practical suggestions as well as in-depth consideration of the emotional and ethical issues involved.
Lorbach takes the reader step-by-step through the process of deciding to use donor conception, choosing a donor, and discussing the decision with others - and considers the perspective of the donor alongside those of parents and offspring. Tackling difficult subjects such as disclosure and offspring's access to information about the donor, this important book is a much-needed resource for health, counseling and social work professionals as well as for the couples and families themselves.
Lorbach takes the reader step-by-step through the process of deciding to use donor conception, choosing a donor, and discussing the decision with others - and considers the perspective of the donor alongside those of parents and offspring. Tackling difficult subjects such as disclosure and offspring's access to information about the donor, this important book is a much-needed resource for health, counseling and social work professionals as well as for the couples and families themselves.
Reviews / Votes
... an important contribution to contemporary debates on assisted conception services providing unique perspectives from donors, parents of donor-conceived children and donor-conceived people. It should be recommended to anyone contemplating becoming a donor or undergoing assisted conception services involving donated gametes... this book should [also] be compulsory reading for all those who provide donor conception services, regulators of donor conception services and legislators. -- from the Foreword by Eric BlythMore details
Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
File size
0,45 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-84642-711-4 (9781846427114)
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Book
01/2003
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
€36.30
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Persons
Caroline Lorbach is the parent of three children conceived using donated sperm. She is the consumer advocate for the Donor Conception Support Group of Australia and is strongly involved in lobbying governments for the rights of people born through donor conception to have access to information about donors.
Content
Foreword by Eric Blyth.1.Introduction. 2. Male Infertility. 3. Female Infertility. 4. Making the Decision to Use Donor Conception. 5. Choosing a Donor. 6. Donors. 7. Telling Others. 8. Treatment, Pregnancy and Birth. 9. To Tell or Not to Tell the Offspring. 10. Telling. 11. After the Telling. 12. Discussions with Donor Offspring. 13. Thoughts and Experiences of Donor Offspring. Index.
