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Donor-Linked Families in the Digital Age
Relatedness and Regulation

Editors:
Fiona Kelly, La Trobe University, Victoria
Deborah Dempsey, Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria
Adrienne Byrt, Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria

Fiona Kelly, Deborah Dempsey, Damian Adams, Marilyn Crawshaw, Leah Gilman, Lucy Frith, Adrienne Byrt, Cal Volks, Sabrina Zeghiche, Isabel Côté, Marie-Christine Williams-Plouffe, Renée-Pierre Trottier Cyr, Rosanna Hertz, Astrid Indekeu, A. Janneke. B. M Maas, Petra Nordqvist, Giselle Newton, Rhonda M. Shaw, Damien W. Riggs, Sally Hines, Ruth Pearce, Carla A. Pfeffer Francis Ray White, Naomi Cahn, Yukari Semba

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Date Published: July 2023
availability: Not yet published - available from November 2024
format: Hardback
isbn: 9781316518519

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How are siblings who were conceived using the same sperm or egg donor making connections in the absence of legal support? What is it like to discover you are part of a 50+ donor sibling group? How are donor conceived adults using new technologies to connect with genetic family and explore their identity? This edited collection considers the donor linking experiences of donor conceived adults and children, recipient parents, and donors in a global context. It includes contributions from legal academics, social workers, sociologists, psychologists, and policy makers who work in the assisted conception field. As a result, it will be of particular interest to scholars of reproductive law, sociology, and digital media and reproductive technologies. It will also engage those following the debate around donor linking and the use of do-it-yourself technologies, including direct-to-consumer genetic testing and social media.
- Provides a global perspective on donor linking through contributions from multi-jurisdictional perspectives
- Includes multi-disciplinary contributions, highlighting the commonalities and differences across disciplines in their approach to donor linking
- Provides an up-to-date analysis of a rapidly developing area of social and legal scholarship and debate
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- Date Published: July 2023
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781316518519
- length: 280 pages
- dimensions: 235 x 157 x 20 mm
- weight: 0.55kg
- availability: Not yet published - available from November 2024
Table of Contents
DONOR-CONCEIVED FAMILIES: RELATEDNESS AND REGULATION in THE DIGITAL AGE Fiona Kelly AND Deborah Dempsey
PART I. 'DIY' DONOR LINKING: ISSUES AND IMPLICATIONS:
1. ACCESSING ORIGINS INFORMATION: THE IMPLICATIONS OF DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER GENETIC TESTING FOR DONOR-CONCEIVED PEOPLE AND FORMAL REGULATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM Damian Adams, Marilyn Crawshaw, Leah Gilman and Lucy Frith
2. RECIPIENT PARENTS USING DO-IT-YOURSELF METHODS TO MAKE EARLY CONTACT WITH DONOR RELATIVES: IS THERE STILL A PLACE FOR LAW? Fiona Kelly
3. DONOR-LINKED FAMILIES CONNECTING THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA: CREEPING AND CONTACT ON FACEBOOK Adrienne Byrt and Deborah Dempsey
4. THE CONTACT EXPECTATIONS OF AUSTRALIAN SPERM DONORS WHO CONNECT WITH RECIPIENTS VIA ONLINE PLATFORMS Cal Volks and Fiona Kelly
5. PARENTS' AND OFFSPRINGS' EXPERIENCE OF INSEMINATION FRAUD: A QUALITATIVE STUDY Sabrina Zeghiche, Isabel Côté, Marie-Christine Williams-Plouffe, and Renée-Pierre Trottier Cyr
PART II. CHILDREN'S AND ADULTS' LIVED EXPERIENCES IN DIVERSE DONOR-LINKED FAMILIES
6. THE IMPORTANCE OF DONOR SIBLINGS TO TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS: WHO ARE WE TO ONE ANOTHER? Rosanna Hertz
7. THE EXPERIENCES OF DONOR-CONCEIVED PEOPLE MAKING CONTACT WITH SAME-DONOR OFFSPRING THROUGH FIOM'S GROUP MEETINGS Astrid Indekeu and A.Janneke. B.M Maas
8. 'IT'S ALL ON THEIR TERMS': DONORS NAVIGATING RELATIONSHIPS WITH RECIPIENT FAMILIES IN AN AGE OF OPENNESS Leah Gilman and Petra Nordqvist
9. ON FAMILIAL HAUNTING: DONOR-CONCEIVED PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCES OF LIVING WITH ANONYMITY AND ABSENCE Giselle Newton
10. ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AND MAKING KIN CONNECTIONS BETWEEN MĀORI AND PĀKEHĀ IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND Rhonda M. Shaw
11. 'SPUNKLES', DONORS, AND FATHERS: MEN, TRANS/MASCULINE, AND NON-BINARY PEOPLE'S ACCOUNTS OF SPERM DONORS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS TO CHILDREN Damien W. Riggs, Sally Hines, Ruth Pearce, Carla A. Pfeffer and Francis Ray White
PART III. INSTITUTIONALISED RESISTANCE TO OPENNESS
12. KNOWING ORIGINS Naomi Cahn
Opposition to Ending Anonymity
13. DONOR ANONYMITY AND THE RIGHTS OF DONOR-CONCEIVED PEOPLE IN JAPAN Yukari Semba
14. DONOR LINKING IN THE DIGITAL AGE: WHERE TO NEXT? Fiona Kelly, Deborah Dempsey and Adrienne Byrt
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Editors
Fiona Kelly, La Trobe University, Victoria
Fiona Kelly is Dean of La Trobe University Law School, Australia. Her research explores the intersection between family law and health law, focusing on the legal regulation of assisted reproduction. Her research has contributed to Australian and Canadian law reform in the areas of assisted reproduction and family diversity.
Deborah Dempsey, Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria
Deborah Dempsey is a sociologist and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. Her broad research interests encompass fertility, technology, and family change. She has published extensively on queer parenthood and families created through donor conception in Australia, and her work has been influential in law reform processes.
Adrienne Byrt, Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria
Adrienne Byrt is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. As a design sociologist, her research draws together feminist theory and design methods to highlight systemic gendered inequity. Her interdisciplinary research spans the sociology of families, mothering and motherhood, women's financial safety, and service design.
Contributors
Fiona Kelly, Deborah Dempsey, Damian Adams, Marilyn Crawshaw, Leah Gilman, Lucy Frith, Adrienne Byrt, Cal Volks, Sabrina Zeghiche, Isabel Côté, Marie-Christine Williams-Plouffe, Renée-Pierre Trottier Cyr, Rosanna Hertz, Astrid Indekeu, A. Janneke. B. M Maas, Petra Nordqvist, Giselle Newton, Rhonda M. Shaw, Damien W. Riggs, Sally Hines, Ruth Pearce, Carla A. Pfeffer Francis Ray White, Naomi Cahn, Yukari Semba