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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/sunday-commentary/20100618-Clark-and-Marquardt-Sperm-donor-5867.ece

This may be interesting to those here.  While it focuses on donor sperm vs. eggs, [b]studies on this subject are so sparse that one can't be too picky[/b].

It was our choice to tell our DD about her genetic origins right from the start.  We wanted to control the way she found out, so that it would be part of her self-story from a young age.  My feeling after reading all the (limited) research on the subject was that kids do best either knowing from the very beginning or never knowing at all.  I didn't feel comfortable relying on them never finding out--what if the donor had a health problem and came forward at a later date?  With all the advances in genetics, what if my child found out as part of medical testing?  I would hate for this to come up as a surprise somehow and for the fact that we lied about this (and yes, I've heard the explanation about it not being a lie if it never comes up) to overshadow the years of love and care we've provided for our child.  [/quote]

One can be very picky.  This study was funded by the Institute for American Values, a socially conservative think tank.  You can choose to think that this is a legitimate source of information, but I definitely don't. [/quote]

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