TY - BOOK ID - 68366012 TI - The new kinship : constructing donor-conceived families PY - 2013 SN - 9780814772034 9780814772041 9780814790328 0814772048 0814790321 081477203X PB - New York, N.Y. New York University Press DB - UniCat KW - Human reproductive technology KW - Parent and child (Law). KW - Sperm donors KW - Ovum donors KW - Families. KW - Law and legislation KW - Social aspects. KW - Legal status, laws, etc. KW - Egg donors KW - Parent and child (Law) KW - Family KW - Families KW - Family life KW - Family relationships KW - Family structure KW - Relationships, Family KW - Structure, Family KW - Social institutions KW - Birth order KW - Domestic relations KW - Home KW - Households KW - Kinship KW - Marriage KW - Matriarchy KW - Parenthood KW - Patriarchy KW - Donors, Sperm KW - Men KW - Guardian and ward KW - Paternity KW - Assisted conception KW - Assisted human reproduction KW - Assisted human reproductive technology KW - Conception KW - Human assisted reproduction KW - Human assisted reproductive technology KW - Human reproduction KW - Medical technology KW - Reproductive technology KW - Donors, Egg KW - Donors, Ovum KW - Ova donors KW - Women KW - Social aspects KW - Social conditions KW - Technological innovations KW - Sociology of the family. Sociology of sexuality KW - Family law. Inheritance law KW - United States KW - United States of America UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:68366012 AB - No federal law in the United States requires that egg or sperm donors or recipients exchange any information with the offspring that result from the donation. Donors typically enter into contracts with fertility clinics or sperm banks which promise them anonymity. The parents may know thedonor’s hair color, height, IQ, college, and profession; they may even have heard the donor’s voice. But they don’t know the donor’s name, medical history, or other information that might play a key role in a child’s development. And, until recently, donor-conceived offspring typically didn’t know that one of their biological parents was a donor. But the secrecy surrounding the use of donor eggs and sperm is changing. And as it does, increasing numbers of parents and donor-conceived offspring are searching for others who share the same biological heritage. When donors, recipients, and “donor kids” find each other, they create new forms of families that exist outside of the law. The New Kinship details how families are made and how bonds are created between families in the brave new world of reproductive technology. Naomi Cahn, a nationally-recognized expert on reproductive technology and the law, shows how these new kinship bonds dramatically exemplify the ongoing cultural change in how we think about family. The issues Cahn explores in this book will resonate with anyone—and everyone—who has struggled with questions of how to define themselves in connection with their own biological, legal, or social families. ER -