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Clare Brown of Infertility Network UK is very wrong suggesting that the ending of anonymity in the UK resulted in fewer donors.
According to HFEA figures, the numbers of UK sperm donors actually went *up* four years in a row since the ending of anonymity, thus reversing a three year decline. The 396 donors in 2008 was the highest figure since 1996, and 77% more than in 2004 just before anonymity ended.
I don't have a huge problem with sperm donors being paid, or the numbers of children per donor being increased, but we should never go back to the days of anonymous donors. The donor-conceived are the ones who matter in this, not the parents, not the clinics, and not the donors.
If a sperm donor wants to be anonymous, then he simply shouldn't be a sperm donor. I was a sperm donor over 20 years ago, and if I have any genetic children looking for me, I've made it as easy as possible for them to find me.
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Replied on Sunday, January 1, 2012 6:47 AM
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 DSRWendy (Guest)
The Donor Sibling Registry is not "recently opened". We have been in existence since September of 2000.
And, the DSR is a mutual consent contact site. Only those who wish to be found actually register on the DSR. We don't "insist on the disclosure" of donors. But we do have a place where those who wish to connect, can do so.
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Replied on Sunday, January 1, 2012 10:54 AM
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