My parents sought assistance and recieved donated sperm through the Queensland Fertility Group. I was born in July 1978, and as such have abosolutely no rights whatsoever to find infomation regarding my biological origins etc. I personally feel alittle lost with my identity, whilst my identity has been built through my experiences in life, I feel it would be better for me if I had an understanding of where i’m from, and perhaps some basic info about my biological father such as his likes/dislikes, occupation, origin etc. For someone who hasn’t lived with the experience of being the product of a donor I wouldn’t expect them to understand the anguish, but I can assure you there is anguish and a part of yourself which is always missing. I believe this sense is hightened by the sense of injustice, that the information is, in most cases, available, however donor children are not entitled to it.

As you state yourself, the donor children are the only parties who had no choice in the consequences, however we are the ones who bear the burdens. I might suggest such an outcome is grossly unconscionable. Moreover, I am strongly of the view that it is inequitable for a person to donate sperm and rely upon remaining anonomous on arguments such as its their right, or the privity of contract doctrine. I might add that I as a child of a donor was not party to any contract, therefore I should not be constrained by such. I believe I have an equitable right to the medical records pertaining to my birth, and upon completion of my Bachelor of Laws (LLB) that is exactly what I will be looking into.