Fiona Tasker
Receiving, or ‘adopting’, donated embryos to have children: Parents narrate and draw kinship boundaries
Tasker, Fiona; Gubello, Alessio; Clarke, Victoria; Moller, Naomi; Nahman, Michal; Willcox, Rachel
Authors
Alessio Gubello
Dr Victoria Clarke Victoria.Clarke@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Qualitative & Critical Psychology
Naomi Moller
Dr Michal Nahman Michal.Nahman@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Social Anthropology
Rachel Willcox
Abstract
Existing research suggests that embryo donation (ED) may be seen as similar to adoption by those who donate or receive embryos, or it may not. Our qualitative study explored whether having a child via embryo donation initiated kinship connections between embryo donor and recipient families as interpreted by recipient parents. Interviews were conducted with five parents from four families whose child(ren) had been born via embryo donation. All four families had an open-contact relationship set up with the couples who donated their embryos through an agency in the USA. Narrative thematic analysis of interview data and visual family map drawings were used to explore kinship conceptualizations. We conclude that the dilemma experienced by parents who have a child via embryo donation is to decide how to reconcile their child’s different genetic heritage, when gestation and upbringing both clearly boundary family membership solely within the recipient family. While some families were still struggling with this dilemma, one solution embarked upon by some parents when drawing their family map was to expand family membership, not only on the basis of genetics, but also via an appreciation of shared family and community values too.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Sep 17, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Sep 19, 2018 |
Publication Date | Sep 19, 2018 |
Deposit Date | Sep 19, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Sep 20, 2019 |
Journal | Genealogy |
Publisher | MDPI |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 2 |
Issue | 3 |
Article Number | 35 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3390/genealogy2030035 |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/3124432 |
Publisher URL | https://www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/2/3/35 |
Contract Date | Sep 19, 2019 |
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