Accessing Medicalized Donor Sperm in the US and Britain
An Historical Narrative
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19003293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sandra Barney (Lock Haven University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 205-220 |
| Publication date | 2005-04-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sexualities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1363-4607 • E-ISSN: 1461-7382 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1363460705050855 |
| OpenAlex | W2045269484 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 7 |
Extensive public debate has been held recently about the rights of British lesbians to access medically prepared donor sperm. Public statements by the head of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) indicate that this agency may be preparing to reconsider its objections to the acquisition of donor sperm by lesbians. By examining the evolution of sperm banking in the United States and Britain, this essay considers the consequences of open market versus state control over medicalized sperm for lesbians. It argues that sexuality alone does not determine the ability of lesbians to access sperm under either system and that officially ending the discriminatory practices of the HFEA may not guarantee access for all lesbians
Andrology · Art · Fertility · Human sexuality · Literature · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Population · Sociology · Sperm · Sperm bank · Demography · Feminist Theory and Gender Studies · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Reproductive Health and Technologies
After the ‘need for … a father’
Trust, morality and altruism in the donation of biological material
Excluding lesbian and single women? An analysis of U.S. fertility clinic websites
Choreographies of sperm donations
Feminist heterosexual imaginaries of reproduction
Managing multiple masculinities in donor insemination
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2015 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |