London Guardian reports that:
Ending anonymity for sperm donors has contributed to a huge drop in the number of applicants, according to a study published in the journal Human Reproduction yesterday. The study centred on Newcastle Fertility Centre, where applications fell from 175 in 1994 to around 25 in 2003, with the sharpest fall from 2000 when the possibility of ending anonymity was first debated. The change in the anonymity rules introduced this year gives children conceived as a result of using donor sperm or eggs the right to know the donor’s identity when they are 18.
If this surprises you then you live under a rock. Donor are basically identifiable already – good luck keeping records secret when a “recipient” comes calling to find dad.
[thanks Alta Charo]