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The right to know one's origins [electronic resource] : assisted human reproduction and the best interests of children / Juliet R. Guichon, Ian Mitchell, Michelle Giroux (eds.).

Published
Brussels : ASP, [2012]
Physical Description
352 pages ; 24 cm
Additional Creators
Guichon, Juliet Ruth, 1958-, Mitchell, Ian, 1943-, and Giroux, Michelle
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Contents
Introduction / Juliet Guichon, Ian Mitchell, Michelle Giroux -- Who I come from / Barry Stevens -- Everyone is here for a reason / Naomi Williams -- How I learned the truth and what else I'd like to know / J.S. -- Does the right to know matter? / Bill Cordray -- Attempting to learn my biological father's identity : a Canadian tale of frustration and eventually litigation / Olivia Pratten -- Seeking answers in the ether : longing to know one's origins is evident from donor conception websites / Rhonda E. Harris and Laura Shanner -- Historical aspects of advanced reproductive technology / Ian Mitchell -- Canadian medical codes of ethics and the issue of gamete provider anonymity / Ian Mitchell and Juliet Guichon -- Identity harm : lesson from adoption for donor conception / Joanna Rose -- A review of studies that have considered family functioning and psychosocial outcomes for donor-conceived offspring / Stacey A. Page -- The effect of disclosure or non-disclosure on the psychosocial development of donor-conceived people : a review and synthesis of the literature / W. Ben Gibbard -- Identity development in the donor-conceived / Jean Benward -- The health benefits to children having their genetic information : the importance of family trees / Julie L. Lauzon -- Donor anonymity in the Assisted Human Reproduction Act : the back story / Alison Motluk -- When is a secret justified? : ethics and donor anonymity / Laura Shanner -- This is not baby talk : Canadian international human rights obligations regarding the rights to health, identity and family relations / Verónica B. Piñero -- A comparison of the law in Canada related to the disclosure of information regarding the biological parents of adoptees and the donor-conceived / Juliet R. Guichon -- A tale of two embryos : record keeping after gamete or embryo donation in cattle and humans / Alison Motluk -- The recognition of the right to identity of children born of assisted procreation : a provincial responsibility / Michelle Giroux and Mariana De Lorenzi -- How Canadian common law might change to facilitate legislation to permit the donor-conceived to access information regarding their progenitors / Juliet R. Guichon -- Time to stop lying / David Gollancz -- Conclusion / Juliet Guichon, Ian Mitchell, Michelle Giroux.
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ISBN
9789057182358
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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