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The Globe and Mail - Sperm donation: Parentage is about more than DNA

Published: 29 October 2010

(Op-ed) Angela Campbell and Robert Leckey teach family law at McGill: A woman born of a genetic sperm donation is challenging the law that prevents her from knowing her genetic father's identity. Her court case began in Vancouver on Monday.

We don't doubt her sincerity in claiming that finding her genetic father is important to her. But the emphasis on genetic heritage central to her claims and others like it exemplifies a troubling trend that calls for further scrutiny.

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