Re: Yikes! Sperm donor to pay child support.


ngrobbieuk@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hyerdahl wrote:
> > Thunderchild wrote:
> >
> > > Unfortunately, this has been on the cards for a while. In the UK when
> > > 'anonymity' was removed from parents who gave up their children for
> > > adoption, the next logical step was for gamete donors and the logical
> > > next step is child allowance.
> >
> >
> > But in the UK men can still donate sperm at clinics with complete
> > anonymity, no?
>
> No - since a change in the law.
>
> The law now is that the donor will remain anonymous until the child
> turns 18. At that point the 18 year old can ask to see records that
> will identify the donor.
>
> see
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4419036.stm
>
> and for a bizarre, but worrying, story
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4400778.stm

found this one which explains the changes in greater detail

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4397249.stm

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