Final Report, Inclusion of sperm donor details on the register of births

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Carson Rennick of London, Ont., insists Star readers have misunderstood his co-parenting ambitions: he does want a family-like relationship with the mother, and would put his child's needs first.

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A COUPLE are overjoyed by the vote backing same-sex marriage after spending £500,000 of their own money lobbying for the cause. Tony and Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, who were Britain's first gay surrogate parents, were standing outside Parliament when 400 MPs backed the controversial legislation, while 175 voted against.

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"I’ve fathered six children this way": Inside the sleazy world of internet sperm donors 5 Jan 2013 21:00 Sunday Mirror investigation finds desperate women searching Facebook and Twitter for donors and men trawling unlicensed sites for free sex WOMEN desperate for babies are searching Facebook, Twitter and other websites for sperm ­donors – without regulation or even basic safety checks. A Sunday Mirror investigation has found that unlicensed sites are springing up across the internet, providing a hunting ground for men trawling for free sex. The willing donors are preying on the hopes of vulnerable childless women, even telling them natural insemination, known as NI, is more effective than artificial ­insemination (AI). While licensed sperm-donor clinics have been around for years, would-be mums put off by high costs and red tape are resorting to unlicensed websites.

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A startup can help identify recessive diseases that might show up in the children of women and sperm-bank donors, Technology Review reports. Sperm donors are already screened for a handful of genetic conditions, and recipients can choose donors based various other kinds of qualities. Within the next year, GenePeeks would like to offer clients a genetic-analysis service that can show how donor DNA would combine with the recipient’s DNA.

smartplanet.com

A man in Queensland, Australia, who acted as a known sperm donor for a woman in a private arrangement, has been awarded shared parental responsibility over a girl he fathered. The man, who maintained regular contact with the child since birth, including overnight stays, will have a say over the child's education and have residency rights during school terms.

bionews.org.uk

I loved pregnancy – but I never want to be a mum,' says the country's busiest surrogate mother

telegraph.co.uk

IT is up to the states and territories to legislate so that Australians conceived through sperm or egg donations can identify their donors, the federal government says.

The government has backed a Senate committee's call for donor information to be made available but says there is no constitutional power for the Commonwealth to legislate comprehensively in the area.

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European Union countries can save lives by working together and cooperating more closely on tissue and cell donor systems, writes MEP The European Parliament's environment committee voted on Wednesday to approve my proposals for the voluntary donation of tissues and cells. My own-initiative report, if ultimately taken up by the European Commission and Council, would make it easier to find donor matches across Europe and to help save lives.

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The demand for sperm donations in Australia is rising steadily as more women delay having children before later finding they cannot fall pregnant as easily as hoped - if at all. Photo: Louise Kennerley A recruitment drive aimed at gay men has contributed to a significant reduction in the waiting times for Australian women seeking a sperm donor in their bid to have a baby, according to a leading IVF specialist.

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