The implications of adoption for donor offspring following donor-assisted conception |
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| Authors: | Eric Blyth,Marilyn Crawshaw&dagger ,Jean Haase&Dagger , Jennifer Speirs§ |
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| Affiliation: | Professor of Social Work, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, ;;Teaching Fellow, Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, York, UK, ;Counsellor, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada, and Infertility Counsellor, Department of Urological Surgery, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK |
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| Abstract: | In this paper the authors, all experienced social workers with research and practice interests in assisted conception, review practices concerning access to genetic origins information in adoption, and consider to what extent these may be relevant for practice in donor‐assisted conception. The paper concludes with policy and practice recommendations that take account of the views of donor offspring and their desire for increased information about their genetic heritage. |
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| Keywords: | adoption donor offspring donor-assisted conception genetic origins |
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