TY - BOOK ID - 3525442 TI - Sperm donation, single women and filiation PY - 2015 SN - 9781780683362 9781780685441 1780683367 1780685440 PB - Cambridge : Intersentia, DB - UniCat KW - Autorité parentale KW - Bio-ethiek KW - Bioethics KW - Biology--Moral and ethical aspects KW - Biomedical ethics KW - Bioéthique KW - Ethiek in biologie KW - Ethique en biologie KW - Life sciences ethics KW - Life sciences--Moral and ethical aspects KW - Ouders en kinderen (Recht) KW - Parent and child (Law) KW - Parents et enfants (Droit) KW - Parents et enfants--Statut juridique KW - Puissance parentale KW - Puissance paternelle KW - Artificial insemination, Human KW - Human reproductive technology KW - Single women KW - Law and legislation KW - Law and legislatio KW - Legal status, laws, etc. KW - Artificial insemination [Human ] KW - European Union countries KW - Macedonia KW - Artificial insemination, Human - Law and legislation KW - Human reproductive technology - Law and legislation KW - Single women - Legal status, laws, etc. KW - Artificial insemination, Human - Law and legislation - European Union countries KW - Artificial insemination, Human - Law and legislation - Macedonia (Republic) KW - Macédoine KW - Croatie KW - Serbie KW - Italie KW - Royaume-Uni KW - France KW - Allemagne KW - Pays-Bas KW - Belgique KW - Suède KW - Bioethics. KW - Law and legislation. KW - Donor insemination, Human KW - Human artificial insemination KW - Human donor insemination KW - Biology KW - Life sciences KW - Science KW - Spinsters KW - Unmarried women KW - Single people KW - Women KW - Domestic relations KW - Guardian and ward KW - Paternity KW - Medical laws and legislation KW - Sex and law KW - Moral and ethical aspects UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:3525442 AB - Although recent family law debates have been predominantly paedo-centric, the founding of "bio-medically assisted families" still focuses on the individual parents' rights to reproduce. By introducing donations, the donor's genetic contribution becomes instrumental and the legal attribution of parenthood negotiated through expressed intentions. The absence of a genetic, social and legal father can only occur in single women's conceptions by choice, hence calling into question the role of the societal father.This neglects the future child's voice in private and family life issues on at least two levels: informational (lacking information about origins, often related to personal identity) and legal and functional (care provided by both parents). It furthermore emphasises the inconsistency in the treatment of "naturally" and "artificially" conceived children since the latter have restricted access to parental judicial proceedings.The conflicts between individuals in the family go beyond national family laws and become a matter of reconciling progenitors' and children's human rights. Yet the discrepancies between different civil law jurisdictions are remarkable. In addition, the sensitivity of the filiation of children conceived by sperm donation to single women requires more than legal solutions - it requires an interdisciplinary approach encompassing ethics, psychology, anthropology and sociology. Moreover, by arguing and suggesting solutions the issue also becomes political. Hence, this book provokes the curious minds of lawyers, ethicists, physicians, bio-technologists and those assisting and wishing to found families. It clarifies concepts, studies the rationale behind the legal complexity in ten national European jurisdictions, and confronts the rights and responsibilities of the stakeholders, providing a balanced independent conclusion and suggestions towards international harmonisation. ER -