Donor conceived person

A donor child ( engl. donor offspring / donor Conceived person ) is a person that is caused by a sperm donor. The association donor children is estimated that approximately 100,000 children living donors in Germany, of whom know about 5-10 % of their creation.

Medically the sperm donation is referred to as Donor or heterologous insemination and commonly referred to as AID ( artificial insemination by donor ). This method of artificially assisted fertilization is available in Germany since the beginning of the 20th century; it was from around 1970 subject to social and legal battles. There are currently too for those working in this field doctors a directive of the German Medical Association and the recommendations of the Working Group eV for Donor Insemination, both from 2006.

Right to know one's parentage

Previously it was assumed that it would be better for the child if it is not informed that it is caused by a sperm donor. Next, it was assumed that the knowledge of one's origin is not important. Today, the education and counseling of families based on experiences and studies and recommends an early Enlightenment. The right to know one's parentage, which was established in 1989 by the Federal Constitutional Court and established as follows, is relevant:

"When individualization feature the lineage belongs to the personality and knowledge of the origin offers the individual regardless of the extent of scientific results represent important starting points for the understanding and development of one's individuality. Therefore, the right to privacy includes the knowledge of their own race. "

Although this judgment clearly states that every person must know their genetic parents at age of majority, donor data were kept secret or destroyed long time. (See above), the identity data of the dispenser 30 years kept in 2006 recommended the German Medical Association and FDI. Since 2007, the deadline writes the fabric Act, which Germany, the EU Directive 2004/23/EC transposed, before binding. The agreements between seed bank, donors, doctors and parents are so far subordinated, anonymity can not be guaranteed to semen donors. In February 2013, the Higher Regional Court of Hamm ruled that the right to know one's parentage in the balancing could be rated higher than the anonymity of the donor.

Organizations

In Germany, the association represents the donor children conceived by sperm donation people. He sits medially and politically committed to improving the legal situation, education and for a Endtabuisierung. The association is uniform from German donors children between 18 and 45 years together and works as a volunteer.