Family
Jul. 11, 2013
Pending sperm donor bill threatens to undo family ties
While supporters describe the bill as closing a loophole in California law, in truth the bill would tear asunder far more families than it would unite.
Should a man who donates his sperm to a woman so that she can have a child through medically assisted reproduction later be able to claim parental rights to any resulting child? Would your answer change if the man and woman had an on-again off-again romantic relationship in which they tried for years to conceive "the old-fashion way" before turning to assisted reproductive technologies? How about if the couple briefly reconciled after the child was born during which time the man grew inc...
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