Social:McD v. L
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McD v. L | |
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Court | Supreme Court of Ireland |
Full case name | McD. v L. & anor |
Decided | 10 December 2009 |
Citation(s) | [2009] IESC 81 |
Court membership | |
Judges sitting | Murray CJ, Denham J, Geoghegan J, Fennelly J, Hardiman J |
McD v. L is a ruling by the Supreme Court of Ireland, handed down on 10 December 2009, that granted a sperm donor visitation rights to a child born via artificial insemination.[1][2] The case has been viewed as a victory by advocates for the rights of sperm donors and the men's rights movement.[3]
Background
The donor, a gay man whose identity remains anonymous, had been friends with the lesbian couple to whom he donated sperm in 2006.[4] However, the trio subsequently had a falling out and the women attempted to relocate to Australia . The donor obtained an injunction to prevent the mothers from leaving the country. He subsequently sought legal guardianship of the child.
See also
- Men's rights
- Sperm donation
Notes
- ↑ Dearbhail McDonald and Tim Healy, Gay sperm donor wins the right to see biological son, Irish Independent, 10 December 2009
- ↑ Constitution holds sway in definition of the family unit Constitution holds sway in definition of the family unit, Irish Independent, 11 December 2009.
- ↑ Ronert Frankin, Irish Supreme Court: Child has Right to Knowledge of and Contact with Both Biological Parents Men's News Daily, 19 December 2009
- ↑ Mary Carolan, Boy's birth followed complex search for suitable donor, The Irish Times, 10 December 2009
External links
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McD v. L.
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