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ᥦ౪⢭Ꮚ䛷⏕䜎䜜䛯ே䛯䛱䛾⤒㦂䛸ᛮ䛔 The Experiences and Thoughts of Donor-Conceived People

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ᥦ౪⢭Ꮚ䛷⏕䜎䜜䛯ே䛯䛱䛾⤒㦂䛸ᛮ䛔 The Experiences and Thoughts of Donor-Conceived PeopleͲͤ͗ɼ݃‫ͨۃ‬Η͗ࡤ೧ɼ๑ཱͳ͢ͱ௪ͮͱ͢Ήͮͪͳ͏͑য়ସͲͤɽͲͺɼࡤ೧ɼϫϑʖ‫׈‬ಊΝ௪͢ͱ۫ରదͶՁΝ‫ٽ‬Όͱͪ͘͹͖ͳ͏͑ͳ͞Θʤηϧ΢χ ʥͲͤ͗ɼΏͺΕड़ࣙΝஎΖ‫ݘ‬ཤΝ೟ΌͱΆ͢͏ͳ͏͑͞ͳͳɼͨ͹৏ͲҲࠃ΍૥͚৚ๅΝฯ؇ɼ؇ཀྵ
͢ͱΆ͢͏ͳ͏͑͞ͳɼͨ͢ͱɼͨ͑ͪ͢৚ๅΝʹ͹Γ͑Ͷ֋ࣖ͢ͱ͏͚͹͖ɼͨ͹εητϞͰ͚Ε͹٠࿨Ν͢ͱΆ͢͏ͳ͏͑͞ͳΝ૎͓ͱ͘Ήͪ͢ɽͪͫ͢ɼरਜ਼Ҍ͗‫ݗ‬౾͠ΗΖ͞ͳ΍͵͚ɼ๑Ҍ͗఑ड़͠Ηͱ  ुؔͲ௪ͮͱ͢Ή͏Ήͪ͢ɽ݃‫ۃ‬ɼࢴͪͬ͹क௃ͺण͜೘ΗΔΗΉͦΞͲͪ͢ɽ͵ͧɼण͜೘ΗΔΗ͵͖͖ͮͪͳ͏͑ͳɼ͞Ηͺϫϑʖ‫׈‬ಊ͵ʹΝ௪͢ͱࢴͺɼΏͺΕ౲ࣆं͹‫ݳ‬য়͗ཀྵմ͠Ηͱ͏͵͏͹Ͳͺ͵͏͖ɼͨ͢ͱड़ࣙΝஎΖ‫ݘ‬ཤͶൕଲ͢ͱ͏Ζ٠ҽ͗Ҳఈ਼
͏Ζͳ͏͑͞ͳΝ‫ͣ״‬Ήͪ͢ɽࡤ೧͹๑ཱͺ਎ࢢ‫ܐؖ‬Ν໎֮ͶͤΖͳ͏͑ͳ͞Θ͗໪దͳ͢ͱ͍ͮͪͳࢧ͑͹Ͳͤ͗ɼ਎ࢢ‫ؖ‬‫ܐ‬Ν೟ΌΖͳ͏͑͹ͺɼ͖֮Ͷ໎֮Ͷ͵ͮͱ͏͵͏ΓΕͺ໎֮Ͷ͵ͮͱ͏ΖΆ͑͗౲ષ͏͏Κ͜Ͳɼ͵͖͵͖ൕଲ͢ͰΔ͏಼༲ͫͳࢴ΍ࢧ͏Ήͤɽͪͫɼ΍ͨ͑͢Ͳ͍Ζ͵Δͻɼ෗͗୯͖ɼ฾
͗୯͖ͳ͏͑͞ͳͫ͜Ͳͺ͵͚ɼ఑‫ंڛ‬͹๑దஏҒͶͯ͏ͱ΍ͬ͘Ξͳ੖ཀྵ͢ͱ໎֮ͶͤΖ΄͘Ͳͺ͵͏͹ͫΘ͖͑ͳࢧ͏Ήͤ͢ɼࡤ೧ɼϫϑʖ‫׈‬ಊ͵ʹΝ͢͵͗Δͨ͑͏͑क௃΍͢ͱ͘Ήͪ͢ɽଡ͚͹਎͹๏ͪͬͺɼ͏͖ͯ఑‫ʹࢢ͗ंڛ‬΍Ͷղ೘͢ͱ͚Ζ͹Ͳͺ͵͏͖ͳ͏͑͞ͳΝৼഓ͢ͱ͏ͪΕɼ఑‫ंڛ‬͹๏ͪͬͺɼ͏͖ͯਫ਼ΉΗͪࢢʹ΍͖ΔՁ͖ٝແద͵΍͹Νགྷ‫͠ٽ‬ΗΖΞͲͺ͵͏͖ͳ͏͑͞ͳͶ෈҈Ν‫͏ͱͣ״‬Ζ͹ͫͳࢧ͏Ήͤɽͨ͑Ͳ͍Ζ͵Δͻɼ෗͗୯͖ɼ฾͗୯͖ͫ͜Ͳͺ͵͚ͱɼ఑‫ंڛ‬͹๑ద͵ཱིͬҒ஖ͳ͏͑͹ͺ͑͞͏͑͞ͳͲͤͳ͏͑ͳ͞ΘΉͲͬ͘ΞͳఈΌͱॵΌͱ਎ࢢ‫͗ܐؖ‬໎֮Ͷ͵Ζͳ‫͓ݶ‬Ζ͹Ͳͺ͵͏͖ͳɼࢴͺࢧ͏Ήͤɽ', ड़ਫ਼ंͳ͢ͱ๮΋͞ͳࢴͺɼ੠ࢢ఑‫Ͳڛ‬ਫ਼ΉΗͪ౲ࣆं͹๮ΞͲ͏Ζ͞ͳ͗ཀྵմ͠Ηͱ͵͏ͳ‫͏ͱͣ״‬Ήͤʤηϧ΢χ̕ʥɽࢴͪͬ͗Ҳ൬ࠖͮͱ͏ͱɼ࠹΍໲ୌͫͳࢧͮͱ͏Ζ͹ͺɼࠄஎ͹॑གྷ͠ͳ఑‫ंڛ‬৚ๅ͗Κ͖Δ͵͏͞ͳͲਫ਼ͣͱ͏Ζ໲ୌͲͤɽࠄஎͶͯ͏ͱͺɼࢴࣙਐ͹ର‫͖ݩ‬Δ΍Κ͖ΖΓ͑ͶɼΏͺΕࠄஎ͠Ηͪ࣎‫͗غ‬ங͏ͪΌͶɼ਎ͳ͹৶བ‫͗ܐؖ‬୉๊͚͘Ηͱ͢Ή͏ΉͤɽΉͪɼࠄஎ΍ɼʹ͑͢ͱ΍‫ݶ‬Κ͵͜Ηͻ͵Δ͵͏ͳ͏͑ࣆସͶ͵ͮͱɼͺͣΌͱ͏͑ͳ͏͑‫ࠕ͗ܙ‬ͺଡ͏Κ͜Ͳͤ͗ɼͨ͑Ͳͺ͵͚ɼ਎͗ࢢʹ΍͹͞ͳΝߡ͓ͪ৏ͲࣆࣰΝఽ͓Ζͳ͏͑‫ܙ‬͹ࠄஎͲ͍Ζචགྷ͍͗
Ζͳࢧͮͱ͏ΉͤɽΉͪɼ఑‫ंڛ‬৚ๅ͗Κ͖Δ͵͏͞ͳͲɼࢴͪͬ͹ήϩʖϕ͹஦Ͷ΍ҫྏΝणਏͤΖࡏ͹෈҈Ν૎͓Ζਕ͗͏Δͮ͢Ύ͏ΉͤɽබӅͶ͖͖Ζͳɼʰਐۛ͵ਕͲ͑͞͏͑බ‫ـ‬͹๏ͺ͏Ή͖ͤʱ͵ʹΓ͚ซ͖ΗΖͳࢧ͏Ήͤɽ͑͞͏͑බ‫ـ‬Ͷ͵ΕΏͤ͏Պ‫͖ͳͫܧ‬ɼͨ͑͏͑࿫΍͍Ζͳࢧ͑͹Ͳͤ͗ɼͨ͹วͶͯ͏ͱɼࢴͪͬͺ౶͓Ζ͞ͳ͗Ͳ͘ΉͦΞɽΉͪɼۛ਎࠙͹Ն೵੓ͳ͏͑ͳ͞ΘͲͺɼࠕͺೖຌࢊՌ෌ਕՌָճ͹Ϊ΢χϧ΢ϱ৏ɼਫ਼ΉΗΖࢢʹ΍ͺ  ໌ΉͲͳ͏͑͞ͳͶ͵ͮ
ͱ͏Ζ͖ͳࢧ͑͹Ͳͤ͗ɼঙ͵͚ͳ΍ɼࢴ͗ਫ਼ΉΗͪ࣎େͶͺͨΞ͵ϩʖϩͺ͍ΕΉͦΞͲͪ͢͢ɼͮ͘ͳɼ͍Ζఖౕ͹਼͹ҡ฾‫ܓ‬఍͗͏Ζ͹ͫΘ͑ͳ͏͑΀͑Ͷࢴࣙਐ΍ࢧͮͱ͏ΉͤɽΉͪɼࢴ͗఑‫ंڛ‬ΝஎΕͪ͏͹ͺɼࣙ෾͗ҲରՁं͵͹͖Κ͖Δ͵͚͵ͮͱ͢ΉͮͪΓ͑͵෈҈͍͗Ζ͖ΔͲͤɽ͖͢͢఑‫͗ंڛ‬Κ͖Ηͻસͱմ݀ͤΖ͹͖ͳ͏͑ͳɼՁͳ΍‫͏͵͓ݶ‬ɽΚ͖87▼ሯ ᖾᏊ Sachiko Ishizuka᪥ᮏ䛷ฟ⮬䜢▱䜛ᶒ฼䜢ᐇ⌧䛩䜛䛯䜑䛻䛿To Gain the Legal Right to Know Our Biological Origin in Japan

ͮͪΔΚ͖ͮͪͲɼͮ͘ͳ໲ୌ͗ਫ਼ͣΖ͹ͫΘ͑͵ͳ΍ࢧ͏Ήͤɽ࣏Ͷɼड़ࣙΝஎΖ‫ݘ‬ཤͶൕଲ͢ͱ͏Ζ๏͗ΏͺΕҲఈ਼͏Ζͳ‫͏ͱͣ״‬Ήͤ͗ɼͨΗ͗Ձ͖ͳ͏͑ͳɼϫϑʖ‫׈‬ಊ͹ࡏͶ΍Γ͚‫ݶ‬ΚΗͪ͹Ͳͤ͗ɼ఑‫ंڛ‬͹ϕϧ΢ώεʖΝगΖචགྷ͍͗Ζͳ͏͑͞ͳͲͤʤηϧ΢χ̖ʥɽΉͪɼड़ࣙΝஎΖ‫ݘ‬ཤΝ೟ΌΖͳ఑‫͢ͱͮݰ͗ंڛ‬Ή͑ͳ͏͑͞ͳ
΍Γ͚‫ݶ‬ΚΗΉͪ͢ɽ͞͞Ͷͺ‫ޣ‬մ΍ଡ͚͍Ζͳࢧͮͱ͏Ήͤɽड़ࣙΝஎΖ‫ݘ‬ཤ͗೟ΌΔΗΖͳɼգ‫ڊ‬ɼ੠ࢢΝ఑‫ͪ͢ڛ‬ਕ͹ͳ͞ΘͶಧષʰ͍͵ͪ͹ࢢʹ΍Ͳͤʱͳࢢʹ΍͗๜͸ͱ͚Ζͳ͏͑΢ϟʖζΝ࣍ͪΗͱ͏Ζਕ͗ଡ͏Γ͑͵͹Ͳͤ͗ɼͨΞ͵͞ͳͺ͍ΕΉͦΞɽ๑ཱ͗Ͳ͘ͱࢬߨ͠
Ηͪ‫ޛ‬Ͷਫ਼ΉΗͪࢢʹ΍Ͷ͖ͨ͢͹‫ݘ‬ཤͺ೟ΌΔΗ͵͏ͳ͏͑͞ͳͺɼࢴͪͬ΍΍ͬΘΞཀྵմΝ͢ͱ͏Ήͤɽड़ࣙΝஎΖ‫ݘ‬ཤ͗ɼྭ͓ͻɼ͞͹઎ɼ೟ΌΔΗͪͳ͢ͱɼࢴ͹఑‫ंڛ‬৚ๅ͗ࢴͶૻ
ΔΗͱ͚Ζ͹͖ͳ͏͑ͳɼͨ͑Ͳͺ͵͏ͳ͏͑͞ͳ΍ͬ͘ΞͳΚ͖ͮͱ͏Ήͤɽड़ࣙΝஎΖ‫ݘ‬ཤ͗೟ΌΔΗͪ‫ޛ‬͹఑‫͑͏ͳंڛ‬͹ͺɼ֋ࣖͤΖ͞ͳΝ઴఑ͳ͢ͱ఑‫ंڛ‬Ͷ͵ͮͱΆ͢͏ͳࢧͮͱ
͏Ήͤ͢ɼ֋ࣖΝ͚ͪ͢͵͏ͳ͏͑ਕͺ఑‫ंڛ‬Ͷ͵Δ͵͏ͳ͏͑મ୔͗Ͳ͘Ζͳɼࢴࣙਐͺࢧͮͱ͏Ήͤɽͨ͑͏͑ͳɼͨ΍ͨ΍఑‫ॄ͗ंڛ‬ΉΔ͵͚͵ͮͱ͢Ή͑ͳ͏͑΀͑Ͷ΍‫ݶ‬ΚΗͱ͢Ή͑͹Ͳͤ͗ɼࢴ‫ݺ‬ਕͳ͢ͱͺɼͨΗͲߨ͓͵͚͵Ζٗढ़Ͳ͍Ζ͵Δͻɼ΍͑ͨΗͺΏΌΖ΄ͫ͘ͳ͏͑΀͑Ͷࢧͮͱ͏Ήͤɽࠕචགྷ͵͹ͺɼࠕ͹ ', ͹ٗढ़Νକ͜ΖͪΌͶͺɼʹ͞ΉͲࢢʹ΍͹‫ݘ‬ཤΝ೟Όͱ΍͏͏͹͖ͳ͖ɼ‫ڒ‬༲Ͳ͘Ζ͖Ͷͯ͏ͱ͹٠࿨Ͳͺ͵͚ͱɼࠕ‫ޛ‬΍ٗढ़Νକ͜Ζ͹Ͳ͍Ηͻɼ‫ؖ‬ΚΖਕɼΊΞ͵͗߀ͦͶ͵Ζ৿͢͏ΏΕ๏Νߡ͓Ζ͞ͳͫͳࢧͮͱ͏Ήͤʤηϧ΢χ̗ʥɽ͑͢͞ͱࢴ͗ ', ͹͞ͳͶͯ͏ͱ͏Θ͏Θͳ૎͓Ζ‫׈‬ಊ͢ͱ͏Ζ͹Ν‫ͱݡ‬ɼࢴ͹਎ͺࣙ෾ͪͬ͗
ͪ͢͞ͳͲࢴΝೲΉͦͱ͏ΖͳࢧͮͱೲΞͲ͏ΖͫΘ͑͢ɼࢴͺࢴͲɼΏͺΕ͞͹‫׈‬ಊΝΏΖ͞ͳͲ਎ΝೲΉͦͱ͏Ζ͹Ͳͺ͵͏͖ͳࢧͮͱ͏Ήͤɽ݃‫ۃ‬ɼࢢʹ΍͗߀ͦͳࢧ͓͵͜Ηͻɼଡ෾ɼ਎΍߀ͦͳͺࢧ͓ͥɼ‫ٱ‬Ͷ਎͗߀ͦͲ͵͏ͳࢢʹ΍΍߀ͦͫͳࢧ͓͵͏‫͗͢ـ‬Ήͤɽͨ΍ͨ΍ ',Νમ΁఼࣎Ͳͺ߀ͦ͵ՊఋΝ͚ͯΕͪ͏ͳࢧͮͱɼଡ͚͹਎ͺ ', ΝમΞͫͳࢧ͏Ήͤɽͨ͑Ͳ͍
Ζ͵Δͻɼ਎΍ࢢʹ΍΍߀ͦͶ͵ΗΖΓ͑͵ ', ͹ࡑΕ๏Νߡ͓ͱΆ͢͏ͳࢧ͏Ήͤɽͨ͞Ͷͺɼ਎ͳࢢʹ΍ͫ͜Ͳͺ͵͚ͱɼΏͺΕ఑‫ंڛ‬͹ଚࡑ΍͍Ζ͹Ͳͺ͵͏͖ͳࢧ͏Ήͤɽࢴͺࢢʹ΍͹ཱི৖ͳ͢ͱ΍ͮͳ૥͚ࠄஎ͢ͱΆ͖ͮͪ͢͢ɼٗढ़ΝӇͤ΄͘͞ͳͳ͢ͱѽͮͱΆ͚͢͵͖ͮͪɽͨ͢ͱɼ఑‫ंڛ‬Ͷͯ͏ͱͺஎΕͪ͏͞ͳΝஎΕͪ͏ͳ͘Ͷ‫ͱ͓گ‬΍Δ͓Ζ‫ڧ؂‬Ν͚ͯͮͱΆ͢͏ͳ͏͑΀͑Ͷࢧͮͱ͏Ήͤɽଡ෾ɼ਎͹ཱི৖ɼ఑‫ंڛ‬͹ཱི৖Ͳ΍๮ΞͲ͏Ζ͞
ͳ͍͗Ζͳࢧ͑͹Ͳɼͨ͑ͪ͢͞ͳΝಁΉ͓ͪ৏Ͳɼ୯͖͹‫ݘ‬ཤΏགྷ‫ٽ‬Ν੏‫͘Ͳ͖͢Ͳܙͪ͢ݸ‬͵͏ٗढ़Ͳ͍Ζ͵ΔͻɼࢴͺͨΗͺؔҩͮͱ͏Ζͳࢧ͑͢ɼΊΞ͵͗߀ͦͶ͵ΗΖΏΕ๏Ν৿ͪͶߡ͓Ζචགྷ͍͗Ζ͹Ͳͺ͵͏͖ͳࢧͮͱ͏ΉͤɽΉͳΌͳ͢ͱʗ͞Η͖Δ΍ ', ͗ߨΚΗΖ͵Δͻ
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88䜸䞁䝷䜲䞁ᅜ㝿䝣䜷䞊䝷䝮䠎䠌䠎䠍ᖺ䠔᭶䠎䠕᪥䠄᪥䠅㛤ദฟ⮬䜢▱䜛䛣䛸䛜䛺䛬㔜せ䛺䛾䛛 Why Is The Right to Know Important?
ᥦ౪⢭Ꮚ䛷⏕䜎䜜䛯ே䛯䛱䛾⤒㦂䛸ᛮ䛔 The Experiences and Thoughts of Donor-Conceived PeopleࢴࣙਐͺͬΒͮͳೋ͢͏ͳࢧͮͱ͏ΉͤɽͨΗͺɼ఑‫ंڛ‬͹ෝ୴͗੠ࢢχψʖΓΕ΍୉͘͏ͳ͏
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bill was submitted until it was passed, we lobbied for the right to know our biological origin;however, this was not the case. We were wondering why politicians needed to rush to pass thelaw when we were actively lobbying. Today, I would like to discuss the current issues withdonor insemination (DI) in Japan and the issues in the future.

Regarding the recent law, I believe that a certain number of people evaluated the first law
regarding ART in Japan. However, I personally had complicated feelings. I am a donorconceived person, and I am against sperm donation. The establishment of the law means that
this technology is legally recognized, and I have always had mixed feelings. However,conversely, I believe that sperm donation can no longer be stopped. Even if a law is enacted ornot, if people desire to use donated sperm, they will be able to do it. If so, I believe that theproper rules should be reflected in the law, and politicians and professionals must consider agood DI for the offspring and their parents.
Let me briefly introduce myself. When I was 23 years old, my father got a genetic disease andI was very concerned that it might be inherited by me. Subsequently, my mother told me that I
was DI conceived at the Keio University Hospital, so my father and I have no biologicalconnection. Therefore, I never inherited his disease. Additionally, she also told me that she did
not know the details of the sperm donor.
For 23 years, it was a secret hidden from me, and that shocked me greatly. These 23 years of
my life were established based on lies. Even after I knew the truth, my mother still attempted
to hide it. She did not want other people to know the truth. She treated DI as something guilty
and shameful, and that also shocked me. As for myself, I felt that my mother did not respect
me as I am.
When I was 23, I was a student in a graduate school. I believed that the experience for 23 years
had made my identity. However, the very foundation of my life, my biological origins, was denied.
I felt that everything in my life was false, and I was puzzled over the reality of the truth. I started
wondering who I was, and there was substantial anxiety. I think that each donor-conceived
person has a different reason for wanting to know their donor. I wanted to know about my90䜸䞁䝷䜲䞁ᅜ㝿䝣䜷䞊䝷䝮䠎䠌䠎䠍ᖺ䠔᭶䠎䠕᪥䠄᪥䠅㛤ദฟ⮬䜢▱䜛䛣䛸䛜䛺䛬㔜せ䛺䛾䛛 Why Is The Right to Know Important?
ᥦ౪⢭Ꮚ䛷⏕䜎䜜䛯ே䛯䛱䛾⤒㦂䛸ᛮ䛔 The Experiences and Thoughts of Donor-Conceived People

donor because I wanted to ensure that two persons were involved in my conception, my motherand the donor. I did not want to think that I was born by my mother and just sperm (reproductive
material). Consequently, I wanted to meet my donor, and I really struggled with this. I was alone,
and when I talked to someone about my feelings, a number of them would criticize me fordenying my parentsdenying P\SDUHQWVbDFWLRQV+RZHYHU months later, after I knew thetruth about my conception, I could meet other DI people, and I felt relieved because I was notalone. Additionally, I also felt acceptance of my struggle and anxiety about my birth.
Subsequently, I expanded the circle of donor-conceived adults, and we established the DI
Offspring Group, which is a self-support group for donor offspring in 2005.
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Councilors on November 16, 2020, and the law was passed on December 4, 2020. The law was
passed less than 3 weeks after the bill was submitted, and it is stated that the primary purposeof the law is to determine the responsibilities of the nation and the healthcare workers andalso to define the parenttchild relationship built by donor conception. What was defined by thelaw is that when a woman has a child by using donor sperm, the consenting husband cannot
deny the child as illegitimate. Additionally, the woman who gives birth is considered as themother of the donor-conceived child if she used donated eggs to get pregnant.
This law does not set any rules as to who can use this technology under what conditions or
who can become a donor. Just 15 riders, or supplementary resolution, were attached, which
resulted in the passing of this law. We desired the right to know about our biological origin, but
the right to know is also treated as specified in the supplementary provisions. These provisions
specify that the situation will be considered in the next 2 years.
In the past, there were several attemptsthe Assessment Subcommittee for Advanced
Medical Technologies of the Health Science Council submitted a report in 2000. And in 2003,
a Subcommittee of the Health Science Council also published a report. Previously, every
several years, there would be new developments in this area, and the Ministry of JusticeSubcommittee on legislation for parents, children, and children related to assisted reproductive
medicine discussed the issue and submitted a report. In response to these reports in 2003, thecontents of (1)t(5) enclosed were reported, and it stated that the law would be based on thereport by the Subcommittee of the health Science Council. However, I heard that the membersof the Diet were against it, and it consequently did not become a law. However, the report
included that GRQRUVb identifying information should be disclosed to donor-conceived adults91▼ሯ ᖾᏊ Sachiko Ishizuka᪥ᮏ䛷ฟ⮬䜢▱䜛ᶒ฼䜢ᐇ⌧䛩䜛䛯䜑䛻䛿To Gain the Legal Right to Know Our Biological Origin in Japanand that the commercial purposes of donations and gamete donation within the family circle
should be prohibited.
Additionally, we also appealed to this issue through lobbying in 2020. We desired the law toutilize the content of the discussion so far. Although there were reports issued by various
experts after spending so much time discussing it, they were hardly reflected, and the law,based on a proposal from a 2014 LDP project team, was passed in 2020.
In 2020, we conducted extensive lobbying activities, and our specific request was therecognition of the right to know RQHbV biological origin; storage and management of information
on donors, recipients, and donor-conceived children as soon as possible; and the creation of asystem to disclose their information. However, the law was passed 3 weeks after the bill was
submitted, so our requests were never considered. Through lobbying, I felt that lawmakers
were unaware of the situation and the issues surrounding donor-conceived people. Additionally,
I believe that there are assembly members who have a negative opinion about the right to know
the biological origin.
I recognize that it is important to define the parenttchild relationship in the case of donor
conception, but I think that it should be defined by not only who the father or mother is (ofdonor-conceived children) but also WKHGRQRUbV legal position. Many parents are worried thatthe donor may intervene in their FKLOGbVOLIH one day, and the donors are also worried that they
may have future obligations to donor-conceived children. Therefore, I believe that the law
should state the information of the mother and father of donor-conceived children but also the
GRQRUbVOHJDOSRVLWLRQI feel that our desires as donor-conceived adults have not been sufficiently understood. I want
to increase awareness about us. I think the most troublesome and important issues around
donor conception involve telling the truth to the children of anonymous donors. As highlighted
from my experience, the delaying of telling the truth to the children also increases the risk ofsevering the relationship between parents and their child. Additionally, we often saw cases
where parents were unable to hide the fact and told the truth in a serious situation; however, I
believe that the truth should be told because of the benefit it provides in creating a better
future for the child.
Additionally, many members in our group are worried about visiting medical clinics andhospitals because they do not have the GRQRUbVLQIRUPDWLRQDQGtherefore lack their biologicalbackground. Additionally, there is a risk of consanguineous marriage. When I was born, there
were no rules to limit the number of children per donor. Consequently, I believe that I have92䜸䞁䝷䜲䞁ᅜ㝿䝣䜷䞊䝷䝮䠎䠌䠎䠍ᖺ䠔᭶䠎䠕᪥䠄᪥䠅㛤ദฟ⮬䜢▱䜛䛣䛸䛜䛺䛬㔜せ䛺䛾䛛 Why Is The Right to Know Important?
ᥦ౪⢭Ꮚ䛷⏕䜎䜜䛯ே䛯䛱䛾⤒㦂䛸ᛮ䛔 The Experiences and Thoughts of Donor-Conceived People

several half-siblings. Currently, according to the guidelines of the Japan Society of Obstetrics
and Gynecology, up to ten children can be born from a donor. I want to know my donor because
I am uncomfortable that without this information, I will not know who I am. I know that
identifying the donor would not resolve all of my problems, but I still want to know him.
Some people are opposed to the right to know the biological origin. Their objections involve
the protection of donor privacy and the prevention of donor shortages. Furthermore, somepeople are also afraid of the situation whereby a donor child would find his/her sperm donor,
appear suddenly, and say, n, DP \RXU FKLOG| However, this situation will not happen. We
understand that it is not retroactive; we will never know our donors. After the right to know thebiological origin is granted by the law, only people who can disclose their identity will donate
sperm or eggs, and those who do not want to disclose should not become donors. This may
result in a donor shortage; however, I feel that DI should be stopped if it does not succeed
because of donor shortage.
What we need now is not a discussion about how much we can accept or tolerate to continue
the current DI technology. If we are going to continue this technology, we must find ways thatwill satisfy everyone involved.
Seeing my recent involvement in lobbying, my parent probably thinks that they are bothering
me because they used DI, and I believe that my lobbying may be bothering my parents too.
After all, if a child does not feel happy, perhaps the parents do not think they are happy, andconversely, if the parents are not happy, the child does not think they are happy either. AI
believes that everyone chose DI because they wanted to create a happy family. If so, I thinkthat we should pursue DI in such a way whereby not only parents and children but also donors
can be happy.
As a child, I wanted the truth to be told earlier. I wish that they would not treat DI as somethingthat requires hiding. I desire an environment where donor-conceived people can access the
GRQRUbVLGHQWLI\LQJLQIRUPDWLRQZKHQWKH\QHHGLWI am sure that the parents have their desires;
therefore, the rights and the desires of the parties should not be restricted. If DI is the kind oftechnology that has to impose restrictions on this, it is not worth undertaking. We need to thinkof ways to satisfy everyone through technology.
The existence of donors was quite hidden until recently, but if we continue DI, I think that itshould be more transparent. I am sure it is different between sperm and egg donors. In thecase of sperm, you do not need medical assistance. People can find a donor via SNS, and it93▼ሯ ᖾᏊ Sachiko Ishizuka᪥ᮏ䛷ฟ⮬䜢▱䜛ᶒ฼䜢ᐇ⌧䛩䜛䛯䜑䛻䛿To Gain the Legal Right to Know Our Biological Origin in Japan

has become a big issue recently. Therefore, as long as DI cannot be stopped, we must consider
appropriate rules and regulations. Now, as for egg donation, I feel that it is a little difficult tothink of egg donation in the same way as sperm donation. Egg donors would have to bear a lot
more of the burden.
As for the present legal developments in Japan, after the law was passed in 2020, there was aparliamentarian league that established the future of assisted reproductive medicine. The
league was launched in December 2020, and they held general meetings and invited parties
and experts. They held 14 meetings in total. According to a newspaper last month, it is reported
that various pending issues will be revised by the end of 2021 and submitted to the ordinary
session of the Diet in 2022. However, what I am still concerned about is that the scope of donor
information to be disclosed will be considered in the future. I believe that the disclosure of a
GRQRUbV LGHQWLI\LQJ LQIRUPDWLRQ LV LPSRUWDQW, and I am sure that information restriction will
adapt to reduce the burden on donors. The experts who decide whether it is okay to disclose
the information at a specific time by analyzing the situation of the child and the donor andassessing whether a third party can appropriately enter between the child and the donor anddisclose it with confidence are important. I believe that the existence of the experts is a more
realistic response to reduce the worries and anxieties of providers by creating a support system.
I believe that there are two stages about the right to know the biological origin. If parents do
not tell their children about conception through DI, the children are unable to have a chance toconsider if they want to know the donor. The law guarantees only this right part (providing
donor information, slide 11), but I think the support parents for telling is needed. Not all children
want to know about donors, and the timing at which they wish to find out the donor would differ
from child to child.
Today, I was able to hear stories of lobbying and various stories in other countries where thelegal response precedes that of Japan. I hope we can discuss the potential strategies required
to gain the right to know our biological origin with everyone who is participating in this forum.
That is all for me. Thank you very much.

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ᥦ౪⢭Ꮚ䛷⏕䜎䜜䛯ே䛯䛱䛾⤒㦂䛸ᛮ䛔 The Experiences and Thoughts of Donor-Conceived People

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