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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also agree that people should have a right to know their geentic and biological origins. [/quote]

So do you support universal genetic testing and data collection by the state to give everyone that right?

That is the only way to do it.

I do agree that it's important for people to have the ability to know their genetic and biological origins.

It is not a human right, however.  (Unless you support genetic surveillance of everyone - which I don't)

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Designing humans that will never know one biological parent is a human rights violation by design. Preventing this scenario requires ethical laws, not "genetic surveillance". [/quote]

I think being honest with your kids about their origins is ethical -- research shows that donor conceived children are happier and better adjusted if their donor-conceived status isn't sprung on them unexpectedly during a time of stress.  Ensuring they "know" their biological contributors doesn't necessarily enter into it.  If someone is abusive to their spouse I don't think preventing a child from knowing their parent's abuser, even if the abuser is a biological parent, is a human rights violation.  Similarly, if a woman gets pregnant from a one-night stand, I don't think she has an ethical obligation to tell the biologic father or to get an abortion.  She should be free to have and raise the child on her own if that's her preference.

That being said, open ID anonymous gamete donation is a good approach in my opinion -- the donor remains anonymous to the parents but the child has the option to be given their identity and contact information when they (the child) turn 18.  I know this is not unheard of for sperm donation; not sure about egg donation but I think it's a good model.  Keeps the legality tidy but doesn't cut the child off from their genetic relations.[/quote]

Interesting that sperm donors can remain anonymous but egg donor parents don’t have the right of privacy for their children. [/quote]

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