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All I have been trying to do is give the child's perspective, having at one time been in a very similar situation and also having worked with many others who were also in the same situation.

Simple answer to all the points above is try to think like the child involved and not like the adults in this situation. The adults all get choices both then and now, but the child never did as things were, so all that this latest change does is redress that obvious imbalance.

Yes it means donors now need to take a step back and think through before becoming donors. Not exactly hard but it will at least get away from individuals simply seeing it as a way to making easy cash or indeed not really and thinking about it at all.

Sorry, but for me, involvement in the creation of a new life demands a higher degree of thought and responsibility even where all that is involved is donating sperm, be that in a clinical situation or a drunken romp.

This clearly singles out men as the main ones at fault for lack of thought or care, but anyone who knows any woman that has considered, let alone gone through with, egg donation will confirm the degree of thought given by women in reaching such a decison puts us guys to shame.

IMHO.