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The Commission: Should Sperm Donors Be Identified?

on BBC Radio 4 FM

This week's panel asks whether an individual conceived through donor insemination has the right to identifying information about their biological father. Chaired by Nick Ross.
(Repeated Saturday 10.15pm)
Dr Mark Porter on sperm-donor anonymity: page 40

The Commission 8.00pm R4
In the latest of Radio 4's very own public inquiries, Nick Ross and a panel of experts ask if sperm donors should be identified. In a poll commissioned by the Children's Society earlier this year, more than 75% of people questioned thought children born using donated sperm or eggs should have a right to know their genetic history when they reached 18. Could this mean a decline in voluntary donations for childless couples, though? Read what Dr Mark Porter has to say on page 40.
(Jane Anderson)

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Chair:
Nick Ross
Producer:
Chris Walker

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