Relative Strangers: Family Life, Genes and Donor Conception

by Petra Nordqvist and Carol Smart

Book Overview

What does it mean to have a child born through donor conception? Does it mean different things for heterosexual parents and lesbian parents? What is it like for the 'non-genetic' parent? How do grandparents feel about having a grandchild who is conceived with the help of an egg, sperm or embryo donor? Since 1991 more than 35,000 children have been born in the UK as a result of donor conception. This means that more and more families are facing the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137297662
• ISBN13: 9781137297662
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.3"