It is the end of the “law of silence” and the beginning of a new era of gamete donation. from 1eh In September, the anonymity of new sperm and egg donors will be partially removed. The latter must agree to provide their identity (surname, first name and date of birth) at the time of donation, as well as non-identifying data such as their physical characteristics, reason for donation or professional status. With these new gifts, PMA-conceived children will be able to understand their parentage when they reach adulthood. Under this new regime, for first-borns either after eighteen years. As for parents benefiting from gamete donation, then: “they do not know the identity of the donor at the time of conception”.the Ministry of Health also reminds.
This revolution, voted in the bioethics law of August 2, 2021, violates the strict principle of anonymity, a path that France chose in 1994 to guarantee the ethics of donation. But after that…
Source: Le Figaro
