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"MCP" wrote in message
news:SF63e.7319$r47.2387{at}fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4397249.stm
>
> People donating sperm and eggs will no longer have the right to remain
> anonymous, under a new law coming into force on Friday.
> Children conceived in this way will now be able to identify their genetic
> parents once they reach 18.
>
> The new rules will not be retrospective, so people who have already
> donated
> will not be affected.
>
> But some experts are concerned that the removal of anonymity will deter
> donors from coming forward in the future.
>
> And the British Fertility Society has warned that couples who do want eggs
> or sperm from anonymous donors may choose to go to unlicensed
"backstreet"
> clinics, or travel abroad to countries with less strict regulations.
>
> 'No financial obligation'
OH BET ME!!!!!!!!!
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