Comments on: What’s in a Name, Part 2: Consider “half-siblings” http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/05/whats-in-a-name-part-2-consider-half-siblings.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:16:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Naomi Cahn http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/05/whats-in-a-name-part-2-consider-half-siblings.html/comment-page-1#comment-63296 Naomi Cahn Mon, 11 May 2009 15:16:04 +0000 http://www.concurringopinions.com/?p=15394#comment-63296 Thanks so much for your response. I've written about this concern when it comes to deciding to allow for limited disclosure (in <em>Test Tube Families </em> (http://www.nyupress.org/books/Test_Tube_Families-products_id-7934.html) and other places). What appears to happen as countries change practices surrounding anonymity is that the type of donor changes, and recruitment practices change as well. By the way, I am hoping that my next writing project - after Red Families v. Blue Families and a book on post-conflict and gender, etc. --- will involve a series of articles and a book on donor-conceived families. Thanks so much for your response. I’ve written about this concern when it comes to deciding to allow for limited disclosure (in Test Tube Families (http://www.nyupress.org/books/Test_Tube_Families-products_id-7934.html) and other places). What appears to happen as countries change practices surrounding anonymity is that the type of donor changes, and recruitment practices change as well.

By the way, I am hoping that my next writing project – after Red Families v. Blue Families and a book on post-conflict and gender, etc. — will involve a series of articles and a book on donor-conceived families.

]]> By: Marcia Zug http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/05/whats-in-a-name-part-2-consider-half-siblings.html/comment-page-1#comment-63295 Marcia Zug Mon, 11 May 2009 14:48:54 +0000 http://www.concurringopinions.com/?p=15394#comment-63295 Great post but I am curious as to your thoughts regarding what effect this change will have on the willingness of donors to make donations. I believe other countries, such as Great Britain, which have decreased the anonymity of their sperm donations have seen a corresponding decrease in the willingness of donors to make such donations. Great post but I am curious as to your thoughts regarding what effect this change will have on the willingness of donors to make donations. I believe other countries, such as Great Britain, which have decreased the anonymity of their sperm donations have seen a corresponding decrease in the willingness of donors to make such donations.

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