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Necessary Subjects: The Need For A Mandatory National Donor Gamete Registry, Naomi R. Cahn
Necessary Subjects: The Need For A Mandatory National Donor Gamete Registry, Naomi R. Cahn
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This brief article calls for a mandatory national donor gamete registry. It first discusses the history of secrecy in the adoption context before turning to issues involving confidentiality in the donor context. After analyzing the issues involved in maintaining the secrecy of donor gametes, the article ultimately recommends the establishment of a national information registry, similar to that in place in numerous other countries, to keep track of children both through donor egg, embryo, and sperm, as well as the identities of the gamete providers. Participation in the registry would be mandatory for anyone involved in supplying donor gametes. Once …