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What rights does a sperm donor have when donating to single heterosexual women and single lesbians?
If you conceive via home insemination the sperm donor will be the child’s legal father. If you conceive through a licensed fertility clinic there is a possibility that the donor will be considered as the legal father however this is an emerging area and the decisions will be based on individual circumstance.
If the father is not named on the birth certificate he will have no parental or financial responsibility to the child. If you are not married you can choose to have your partners name on the birth certificate and your partner will be seen as the child’s second parent and your donor will not be your child’s legal Father.
If you conceive at home and are married, in most cases providing a legal donor contract is in place, the donor would not be considered the legal father and both partners can be named on the birth certificate as Mother and Parent. This would then mean the known donor would not legally be seen as the Father.
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