Harper Joyce, Jackson Emily, Spoelstra-Witjens Laura, Reisel Dan
Embryology, IVF and Reproductive Genetics Group, Institute for Women's Health, University College London.
Law Department, London School of Economics and Political Science.
Reprod Biomed Soc Online. 2017 Apr 7;4:13-17. doi: 10.1016/j.rbms.2017.02.001. eCollection 2017 Jun.
Donor insemination treatment offered in licensed clinics protects the donor, recipient and offspring both medically and legally. The Internet has opened up novel, unregulated ways of donating sperm through 'introduction websites' and social media forums. Broadly, three categories of women use introduction websites: those who want to have a child with no further involvement of the donor; those who wish to know the identity of the donor from the start; and those who intend to electively co-parent, that is, to bring up the child together with the donor/father. Donors may choose to donate through introduction websites for altruistic reasons and/or in order to have greater involvement with the child. There are some donors who are motivated by the prospect of a sexual encounter, advertising their preference for 'natural insemination' - i.e. via sexual intercourse or partial intercourse. When people make their own arrangements online, they may do so in the absence of clear, accurate information. This article, sets out some of the issues that recipients and donors ought to consider before embarking on unregulated sperm donation.
在持牌诊所提供的供精治疗在医学和法律上保护了供体、受体和后代。互联网通过“介绍网站”和社交媒体论坛开辟了新颖、不受监管的捐精方式。大致来说,有三类女性使用介绍网站:一类是希望在供体不再进一步参与的情况下生育孩子的女性;一类是从一开始就希望知道供体身份的女性;还有一类是打算选择共同抚养孩子的女性,即与供体/父亲一起抚养孩子。供体可能出于利他主义原因和/或为了更多地参与孩子的成长而选择通过介绍网站捐精。有些供体受到性接触可能性的驱使,宣传他们对“自然授精”的偏好——即通过性交或部分性交。当人们在网上自行安排时,他们可能是在缺乏清晰、准确信息的情况下进行的。本文阐述了受体和供体在进行不受监管的捐精之前应该考虑的一些问题。