Provoost Veerle, Bernaerdt Jodie, Van Parys Hanna, Buysse Ann, De Sutter Petra, Pennings Guido
a Bioethics Institute Ghent , Ghent University , Ghent , Belgium.
b Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences , Ghent University , Ghent , Belgium.
Cult Health Sex. 2018 Apr;20(4):381-396. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2017.1349180. Epub 2017 Jul 24.
Research has shown that the recipients of donor sperm can experience difficulties finding appropriate language to refer to the donor. Based on two qualitative analysis techniques, namely word count and empirical discourse analysis, we studied the words used to refer to the donor in heterosexual and lesbian (aspiring) parents and in donor conceived children. Findings show that the words used in these households are highly diverse and have at least four different interlinked functions: (1) to position the donor in relation to the nuclear family; (2) to safeguard the role of the social parent; (3) to clarify family structure; and (4) to present a positive picture of the donor. Both parents and children consciously reflect on what words to use to refer to the donor. Although parents try to keep words like 'father' and 'daddy' out of the family narrative, children use these words. These findings show that it is important for healthcare personnel and policy makers to reflect on the careful use of terminology when they address questions around sperm donation because the terminology invokes specific meanings that have an effect on how the recipients and their children perceive the role of the donor.
研究表明，接受供体精子的人在找到合适的语言来指代供体时可能会遇到困难。基于两种定性分析技术，即词汇计数和实证话语分析，我们研究了异性恋和女同性恋（准）父母以及通过供体受孕的孩子用来指代供体的词汇。研究结果表明，这些家庭中使用的词汇高度多样，并且至少有四种不同的相互关联的功能：（1）将供体与核心家庭联系起来定位；（2）维护社会父母的角色；（3）阐明家庭结构；（4）呈现供体的正面形象。父母和孩子都会有意识地思考用什么词来指代供体。尽管父母试图在家庭叙述中避免使用“父亲”和“爸爸”等词汇，但孩子们会使用这些词。这些研究结果表明，对于医护人员和政策制定者来说，在处理围绕精子捐赠的问题时，反思术语的谨慎使用非常重要，因为术语会引发特定的含义，这些含义会影响接受者及其孩子对供体角色的认知。
