Sperm and egg donors be revealed to children?

Removing anonymity will meet a psychological need to know where we come from and why we look and act the way we do. Scientific discoveries make it clear that genetics plays a very strong part in forming our character and characteristics, and many donor-conceived children naturally want to seek the truth about their origins. A fear of incest also drives this need to know, especially when children are themselves considering marriage and starting a family. There are also strong medical reasons to know who your biological mother or father is, as many illnesses (e.g. some cancers) have strong genetic components. The law can make it clear that donor fathers and mothers have no financial or legal responsibility for any children conceived with their sperm or egg. But they have a responsibility to allow any child conceived through their donation to contact them later in search of vital medical information
 
BBC News reports on research that suggests children conceived using sperm donors should be told of their origins at an early age. The study is one of the first to research the views of donor offspring. The offspring, aged 13 to 61, were all on the U.S. Donor Sibling Registry, which helps offspring search for their biological parent and any siblings.

Experts suggest that parents talk with children about how they were conceived, not because kids will understand, but so that parents can practice talking about the issue - and get used to the language they want to use. If parents are proactive, there is no big revelation. It just becomes one of the things a child knows about herself.
 
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