Sperm donor anonymity overturned by B.C. court

[PoliticalNick]

I stated it earlier on this thread. If this is challenged to the SCC it will be overturned.

The litmus test the SCC applies to any claim of right under the charter is 'will it negatively effect somebody else's right?'. In other words will you take away somebody else's rights if your right as you claim it is granted? In this case it obviously removes the donors right to privacy therefore does not pass the test.

 

[Kreskin]

It will give the donor the same rights as a biological parent in adoption. The biological parent's identity can be withheld until the child is a legal adult and the adult child wants to know. This is what happened with adoption in 1996. All previous cases were grandfathered and remaining private, and new cases requiring disclosure at 19.

 

[PoliticalNick]

It will give the donor the same rights as a biological parent in adoption. The biological parent's identity can be withheld until the child is a legal adult and the adult child wants to know. This is what happened with adoption in 1996. All previous cases were grandfathered and remaining private, and new cases requiring disclosure at 19.

And there will be a big shortage of donors because of this ruling. People don't donate because they can't have kids of their own, they donate to help others who can't have kids of their own.

 

[Kreskin]

There aren't many donors in Canada. They stopped "donating" when compensation became illegal (2004). Somewhere I saw a number, something like only 35 active sperm bank donors in Canada.

 

[PoliticalNick]

There aren't many donors in Canada. They stopped "donating" when compensation became illegal (2004). Somewhere I saw a number, something like only 35 active sperm bank donors in Canada.

And this ruling will reduce the number by about 35.

 

[Kreskin]

And this ruling will reduce the number by about 35.

Could well do that. The biggest question mark is what effect it has on American sperm banks sending to Canada. That is the largest donor resource.

 

[Said1]

Could well do that. The biggest question mark is what effect it has on American sperm banks sending to Canada. That is the largest donor resource.

Ooops. Ignore.

 

[PoliticalNick]

Could well do that. The biggest question mark is what effect it has on American sperm banks sending to Canada. That is the largest donor resource.

Health Canada has stated they will be ending that soon enough.

 

[Said1]

But people can probably buy sperm elsewhere. If you want ethnic sperm.

 

[Kreskin]

Like it did when surrogacy compensation was made illegal, people will cross the border for anonymous services.

 

[Said1]

Hey, money talks. I still can't imagine wanting a baby so bad that they would go to some of the lengths that they do.

 

[PoliticalNick]

You know how some hospitals now have places where you can abandon your baby without being identified. Maybe the sperm banks will set up something like that.

I still don't know why sperm need banks, do you get a good wage being a sperm? Do they borrow much money? :lol:

 

[Said1]

I know eh? What's the interest rate?

 

[Kreskin]

Why do some women need sperm banks? Most could probably find 100 willing donors at the local grocery store.

 

[taxslave]

Stupid judge with her own agenda. What ever happened to privacy rights in Canada? Expect lawyers to turn this into one huge child support and inheritance lawsuit.

Why do some women need sperm banks? Most could probably find 100 willing donors at the local grocery store.

If not certainly at the bar any time after midnight.

 

[YukonJack]

Why do some women need sperm banks? Most could probably find 100 willing donors at the local grocery store.

My guess would be that they're Lesbians.

 

[PoliticalNick]

Sperm banks serve couples who cannot conceive with his sperm, single women who want a child, and same sex couples who want a child.

 

[CDNBear]

The plot thickens...

DiManno: B.C. ruling could mean sperm is granted legal status - thestar.com

 

[The Old Medic]

The next move will be to establish inheritance rights from the sperm donor. Or to force child support, if the adoptive parents can't provide enough.

 

[PoliticalNick]

The plot thickens...

DiManno: B.C. ruling could mean sperm is granted legal status - thestar.com

There goes just about any chance of having children for most of these couples.

Where does it lead if sperm are somehow declared to have rights? Does masturbation then get a 25 year sentence for murder?

This is getting more ridiculous by the day.