Daniels K R, Lewis G M
Department of Social Work, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Soc Sci Med. 1996 Jun;42(11):1521-36. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(95)00251-0.
The authors examine the implications for individuals and society of how semen is provided for use in donor insemination treatment. In particular, they focus on whether 'donors' make a gift of their semen or are paid. The role of health professionals in shaping the nature and meaning of semen provision is also explored. The currently predominant practice of buying semen is compared with other reproductive and biomedical exchanges: oocyte and embryo donation, surrogacy, and blood, organ and fetal tissue donation. The authors suggest that the commercialisation of semen determines and reflects the type of men frequently recruited to provide semen. This in turn influences the meaning that donors themselves, recipients, offspring, health professionals and society at large attribute to the provision of semen.
作者探讨了精液用于供精人工授精治疗的方式对个人和社会的影响。他们特别关注“捐赠者”提供精液是出于馈赠还是获得报酬。文中还探讨了医疗专业人员在塑造精液提供的性质和意义方面所起的作用。将当前占主导地位的购买精液的做法与其他生殖和生物医学交换行为进行了比较：卵母细胞和胚胎捐赠、代孕以及血液、器官和胎儿组织捐赠。作者认为，精液的商业化决定并反映了经常被招募来提供精液的男性类型。这反过来又影响了捐赠者本人、接受者、后代、医疗专业人员以及整个社会对精液提供行为的认知。
