The psychosocial politics of paternity in the case of male donated gametes Export

@article{citeulike:3206284, abstract = {Synopsis The practice of donor insemination (DI) has created the conditions for ignoring, or erasing, the existence of the donor as gamete-provider. Policy in Western countries, however, is changing towards increased openness of information regarding the nature of conception where donated gametes are involved. For DI this means the donor is no longer anonymous, offspring have the right to access information about the donor's identity, and parents are encouraged to tell children the nature of their donor-assisted conception. This article considers the possibilities for the construction of "father" in the DI context whereby one man provides the gametes and another man provides the social, parental role. It analyses the psychosocial implications for feminist politics, against the background of a Western history of paternity that simultaneously enables both the imperative for men to identify their biological offspring, and the ability for men to be ignorant of conception and therefore disavow any procreative responsibility.}, author = {Grace, Victoria M.}, booktitle = {Women and Technologies of Reproduction}, citeulike-article-id = {3206284}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2008.05.001}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VBD-4SWXDKW-3/2/8fd1c3a98214169a2f51025ef499cfc6}, doi = {10.1016/j.wsif.2008.05.001}, journal = {Women's Studies International Forum}, keywords = {donor, fathers, gametes, male, politics, psychology}, month = {}, number = {4}, pages = {257--262}, posted-at = {2008-09-08 15:45:23}, priority = {2}, title = {The psychosocial politics of paternity in the case of male donated gametes}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2008.05.001}, volume = {31}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3206284 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3206284 N2 - Synopsis The practice of donor insemination (DI) has created the conditions for ignoring, or erasing, the existence of the donor as gamete-provider. Policy in Western countries, however, is changing towards increased openness of information regarding the nature of conception where donated gametes are involved. For DI this means the donor is no longer anonymous, offspring have the right to access information about the donor's identity, and parents are encouraged to tell children the nature of their donor-assisted conception. This article considers the possibilities for the construction of "father" in the DI context whereby one man provides the gametes and another man provides the social, parental role. It analyses the psychosocial implications for feminist politics, against the background of a Western history of paternity that simultaneously enables both the imperative for men to identify their biological offspring, and the ability for men to be ignorant of conception and therefore disavow any procreative responsibility. IS - 4 JF - Women's Studies International Forum EP - 262 TI - The psychosocial politics of paternity in the case of male donated gametes VL - 31 T2 - Women and Technologies of Reproduction SP - 257 KW - donor KW - fathers KW - gametes KW - male KW - politics KW - psychology AU - Grace, Victoria PY - 2008/0// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2008.05.001 ER -