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Having a baby on your own - what are your options in Ireland

  • 09-02-2011 9:32pm
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    shell_121
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    Does anyone know what (if any) options there are for single women or gay female couples in Ireland to have a baby, such as sperm banks, etc..


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    tenchi-fan
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    shell_121 wrote: »
    Does anyone know what (if any) options there are for single women or gay female couples in Ireland to have a baby, such as sperm banks, etc..

    Not sure about sperm banks.

    As for the law. Only the woman who gave birth will be considered the mother. The other partner will have no legal rights, although she may have some if her egg was used - but ultimately the birth mother would have most rights. If you know the sperm donor (for example, a guy who's doing you a favour, or a relative of your partner), he may have certain access rights to the baby.

    If the birth mother is still married to a man (e.g. divorce didn't come through) he would legally be the father.

    Complete mine-field for lesbian couples.

    But for a woman who's going it alone, you should probably get an anonymous sperm donor. I reckon it would be prohibitively expensive if that service is even offered in Ireland (edit: i mean, the service of egg-retrieval, donor sperm, fertilisation, ivf, embryo freezing etc)


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