Céline Géraud, edited by Gauthier Delomez 8:10 p.m., September 01, 2022

Since September 1, anonymity has been lifted for gamete donors, i.e. sperm and egg donations.

Only a child born from a donation will have access to the information of his parent.

According to the president of an association of people born thanks to a gift, this reform should not however slow down some to take the plunge.

This September 1 marks the end of anonymity for gamete donors.

Upon reaching majority, a child born from sperm or oocyte donation will be able to access certain data such as surname, first name, date of birth, physical characteristics but also family and professional situation and state of health at the time of donation.

This is why donors will have to agree to be contacted in the future.

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A lifting of anonymity which could hinder potential donors.

“We are not very worried about it”, tempers Alexandre Mercier, president of the association PMAnonyme, which brings together people born thanks to a donation.

New solidarity donors

"Unlike other countries, the right of access to origins appeared at the same time as the opening to single women and female couples. These two elements also mean that there are many new donor profiles that are interested in showing solidarity with this new public, which has access to gamete donation", he says at the microphone of Europe 1. Moreover, since the promulgation of the bioethics law in August 2021, the number of donors increased by 13%.

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With the new reform, sperm donation remains unpaid and anonymous for the donor.

Only the child born of this gift has access to information about his parent, and never the opposite.

Moreover, it has no consequences on filiation.

No legal bond can be established between the donor and the child at the age of majority.

The question now is whether the secret will be lifted within families, since currently nine out of ten couples who have requested a donation never reveal it to their child.