The lineage of children born by sperm donation:a Shiite perspective

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Title

The lineage of children born by sperm donation:a Shiite perspective

Author

Tavakkoli, Saeid Nazari

Publisher

2015/10/00

Language

English

Publication Date

20151000

Abstract

Background: Despite the meager role of the masculine agent in infertility (the low number of infertile men than women infertile), there are men whose wives are unable to become pregnant due to the absence of sperm, decreased numbers of sperm or lack of sufficient motile sperm. Utilizing donated sperm is a method that enables these families to have children. The use of this method prompts us to ask different questions, among which is the quality of the child's relation to the sperm donor, the sterile man and his wife. In this research we intend to study the issue of lineage of those who use heterogeneous insemination. Materials and Methods: This analytical-descriptive research gathered relevant data in a Literature search. After a description of the fundamentals and definitions, juridical texts were subsequently analyzed and one of the viewpoints regarding lineage related to infertility treatment by donated sperm was selected. Results: There are three persons that have a possible legal relationship to the child born from this method -the sperm donor (biological father), the wife's husband (social father) and the wife (mother). In treating infertility with donated sperm, there is neither a third party to make the possibility of attribution of the child nor is there a doubt that the child is the result of insemination of the woman's egg with the donated sperm rather than the husband's sperm as he has a lack of sperm. Conclusion: The child born by heterogeneous insemination only has a relation with the sperm donor and the woman contributing her egg. This child is eligible for all parental rights and obligations. These children are not related to the sterile man.

Primary Classification

14.2

Secondary Classification

14.2;1.2

Primary keywords

artificial insemination--[pri;genetic relatedness ties--[pri];semen donors--[pri]

Secondary keywords

children;infertility;Islamic ethics;males;marital relationship;modern Muslim religious scholars;sexual relations

Subject

Iran--[pri]

Subject

nasab--[pri];Shi'a--[pri];third party reproduction--[pri]

Journal Article

International journal of Fertility and Sterility2015 October-December; 9(3):403-410

Note

Creative Commons License Attribution License

Call Number

citation

Bibliography

73 refs

ISSN

2008076X (print);20080778 (online)

Collection

IMSE Database

Citation

“The lineage of children born by sperm donation:a Shiite perspective,” Islamic Medical & Scientific Ethics, accessed January 16, 2025, https://imse.ibp.georgetown.domains/items/show/37831.