Chisholm Richard
Australian National University College of Law.
J Law Med. 2012 Jun;19(4):722-41.
This article reviews the Australian experience in providing information rights for people separated through adoption, and considers its relevance in adjusting the competing interests of those involved in donor conception. The Australian laws, which differ from State to State, create information rights for adults who have been adopted, and also--with more qualifications--for other family members, such as birth parents and siblings. Some laws also seek to protect privacy, notably by use of the "contact veto". The author argues that the review of the Australian laws provides strong support for the rights of donor offspring, when adult, to information about their genetic origins. It also raises important questions about the rights and interests of other family members involved in donor conception, and how they might be accommodated.
本文回顾了澳大利亚在为因收养而分离的人提供信息权方面的经验，并探讨了其在协调参与捐赠受孕各方利益冲突方面的相关性。澳大利亚各州的法律不尽相同，为被收养的成年人创设了信息权，对于其他家庭成员，如亲生父母和兄弟姐妹，也在更多限制条件下赋予了信息权。一些法律还试图保护隐私，特别是通过使用“接触否决权”来实现。作者认为，对澳大利亚法律的审视有力地支持了捐赠后代成年后获取其遗传起源信息的权利。这也引发了关于参与捐赠受孕的其他家庭成员的权利和利益以及如何兼顾这些权利和利益的重要问题。
