Giuliana Fuscaldo, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Published online: September 2006
DOI: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0005596
Prospective recipients can now select gamete donors from a range of characteristics, including ‘race’ and ethnic features. The importance of these characteristics for choosing a sperm or egg donor varies, and commentators disagree on the role that race should play in reproductive choices.
Keywords: ethnic; gamete donation; genetic enhancement; race; racial ‘colorblindness’
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