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Potential National Voluntary Gamete Donor Registry Discussed at Recent Health Law Symposium
Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics (2008)
  • Pamela Foohey, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Abstract
Despite exponential growth in the past decades, most aspects of the assisted reproductive technology (ART) industry remain largely unregulated; recently, pressure has been mounting for coordinated study and regulation of this developing industry. On March 28, 2008, lawyers, health care professionals, representatives from sperm banks, consumers of ART services, and other stakeholders in ART industry gathered at DePaul University College of Law for its Health Law Institute’s symposium titled “Tracking Change: The Feasibility of a Voluntary Gamete Donor Registry in the United States.” The implementation of a registry would mark the first effort in the United States to centralize, maintain, and disseminate information about gamete donors by collecting and storing genetic and identifying information about egg and sperm donors. Establishing a registry requires balancing the interests of donor-conceived individuals, their parents, gamete donors, health care professionals, and society as a whole, as well as ensuring the privacy and safety of all involved.
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Publication Date
Fall 2008
Citation Information
Pamela Foohey. "Potential National Voluntary Gamete Donor Registry Discussed at Recent Health Law Symposium" Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics Vol. 36 Iss. 3 (2008) p. 597 - 601
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/pamelafoohey/38/