A DONOR-CONCEIVED CHILD’S RIGHT TO KNOW ITS GENETIC ORIGIN: A SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE | Zendy

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A DONOR-CONCEIVED CHILD’S RIGHT TO KNOW ITS GENETIC ORIGIN: A SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE

Author(s) -

Themba Skosana

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

obiter

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2709-555X

pISSN - 1682-5853

DOI - 10.17159/obiter.v38i2.11439

Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , argument (complex analysis) , analogy , donation , right to know , law , political science , law and economics , sociology , psychology , epistemology , medicine , philosophy , computer science , artificial intelligence

This paper addresses the need for donor-conceived children to know their genetic parents. The author focuses on the legal consequences of not knowing a genetic parent, as a basis to advocate for the recognition and protection of a donor-conceived child’s right to know its genetic parent. Further an analogy is drawn between donor-conceived and adopted children to advance the argument. The conclusion is that there is a need for legal reform, with regard to anonymous gamete donation in South African law.

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