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SUMMARY:Known Unknowns: The Pros\, Cons and Consequences of Known Donatio
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DESCRIPTION:A free-to-attend public event in London. The event is produce
 d by the Progress Educational Trust (PET) in partnership with the Univer
 sity of Manchester's Morgan Centre for Research into Everyday Lives\, wi
 th funding from UK Research and Innovation. The event will be chaired by
  Sarah Norcross\, with speakers including Dr Petra Nordqvist\, Nina Barn
 sley\, Natalie Gamble\, Hamish Reid and Erika Tranfield. \n\nEvent summa
 ry:\n\nDonor conception was once routinely kept secret in families\, whi
 le donors were kept a good distance away through anonymity laws\, regula
 tion and standard clinical practices.\n\nIn 2004\, a change in the law b
 rought an end to complete donor anonymity within the UK. Even so\, the s
 eparation of donors from recipients remains standard practice in license
 d UK clinics.\n\nMost clinic donors are now 'identity release'. This mea
 ns that donor-conceived people are entitled to access identifying inform
 ation about the relevant donor\, but only upon reaching the age of 18.\n
 \nHowever\, recent social and technological developments appear to under
 mine policies separating donors from recipients. One much-debated exampl
 e is the growing availability and use of genetic tests\, which means tha
 t donors can potentially be identified without their involvement\, conse
 nt or knowledge.\n\nAnother development\, which will be the focus of thi
 s discussion\, is the rapid growth of 'known donor' arrangements. These 
 offer an alternative route to being or finding a donor\, and are often f
 acilitated online - sometimes using social media (such as Facebook Group
 s) and sometimes using more specialised platforms (such as Pride Angel).
 \n\nAt this public event\, speakers with contrasting perspectives will e
 xplore questions including:\n\n- What can we learn from recipients and d
 onors who know each other? And from donor-conceived children who know th
 e donor?\n\n- Why do some recipients and donors choose to use online pla
 tforms instead of - or in addition to - approaching clinics?\n\n- What s
 upport - if any - should society offer to recipients and donors who form
  such arrangements? And to children who are born as a result?\n\n* In th
 e PET tradition\, much of the event's running time will be devoted to le
 tting the audience put questions and comments to the speakers. \n 
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Amnesty International\, 17-25 New Inn Yard\, \, London\, EC2A 3E
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