Becoming Donor-Conceived The Transformation of Anonymity in Gamete Donation /

While it has been argued that anonymity in gamete donation has been brought to an end by legal changes and technological developments, Amelie Baumann suggests that this is in fact still in transformation. By focusing on the narratives of those who were conceived with anonymously donated gametes in t...

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Main Author:	Baumann, Amelie (Author)
Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[sine loco] : transcript Verlag, 2021.
Series:	Körperkulturen.
Subjects:	Social sciences. Sciences sociales. social sciences. Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social. Social Science / Disease & Health Issues. Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy. Social sciences Anonymity Kinship. Cultural Anthropology. Donor Conception. Family. Law. Medical Ethics. Medicine. Sociology of Family. Sociology of Medicine. Sperm Donation. Electronic books.
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Summary:	While it has been argued that anonymity in gamete donation has been brought to an end by legal changes and technological developments, Amelie Baumann suggests that this is in fact still in transformation. By focusing on the narratives of those who were conceived with anonymously donated gametes in the UK and Germany, she examines this transformative process and the role which donor-conceived persons play in it. This book shows that it is not someone's decision to procreate that turns »being donor-conceived« into a meaningful categorisation. Rather, kinship knowledge gets activated by the donor-conceived in specific ways for »being donor-conceived« to become a powerful identification.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (337 pages).
ISBN:	9783839457313 3839457319