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This book examines the ethical problems with using donated sperm, eggs and embryos, known collectively as donor conception . In addition to delineating the existing arguments, it introduces new thinking and clear analysis into a debate which has hitherto been the preserve of professional groups with their own cultures and perspectives. It covers: * Details of the history and practice of donor conception in the UK and overseas. * The argument that donor conception is a social experiment whose secrecy makes its results impossible to determine. * The evidence from adoption that genetic relationships are of fundamental importance to human beings, and the resulting likelihood that donor-conceived people are being significantly damaged. * The philosophical arguments that are used to justify donor conception even if damage is being caused. These arguments are examined in detail and found to be unconvincing. * The ideologies in society that make the medium-term continuation of donor conception inevitable. * The likely long-term outcome, which is a reassessment by society both of donor conception and of the underlying ideologies. This is a readable text in a complex area, suitable for undergraduates, academic researchers and the general reader.

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Rupert Rushbrooke is Director of Bloodlines, a pressure group campaigning for the rights of children created by sperm donation. He is the author of published articles on fertility, genetics, reproductive ethics, adoption and donor insemination.

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