There are couples where one member is sterile, there are women or men who might want to raise a child alone, and there are homosexual couples - they are all people, who need help to procreate. They can turn to gamete donors to pursue their procreation goal. Half of the child's genetic material would come from the person raising the child, while the other half would come from a donor. In this essay I intend to demonstrate that it is ethically appropriate to inform children conceived through an egg or sperm donor of their biological origins and, in the event that they wish to know, the identity of their non-social biological entity. parent.The first point I want to make is that I think it is not the choice of the social parent or parents to decide whether a child they have should know that he or she was created with the help of gametes donated by a donor. The child deserves to know this fact, regardless of the opinion of his or her social parent(s). There are two main reasons why I argue that a child has the right to know their biological origin. The first reason is the child's health. By knowing that they were created from gametes from a donor, the child can therefore understand that they have an external medical history. This would be particularly relevant in the event that a child has inherited a hereditary disease that the donor clinic has not detected during genetic screening. The medical history factor may become less relevant as the technology to understand an individual's genome develops, becomes more accessible, and is easier to interpret. Either way, knowing that some of your genes come from elsewhere is something that could guide some medical decisions. In some cases they should be allowed and able to do so by having... middle of paper ...... the identity of their donor. Works Cited Borry, Pascal and Kris Dierickx. “What are the limits of the duty of vigilance? The case of clinical genetics. Personalized Medicine 5.2 (2008): 101. Web. March 7, 2014. Burr, J. and P. Reynolds. “Thinking ethically about genetic inheritance: liberal rights, communitarianism and the right to privacy of parents of donor inseminated children. » J Med Ethics 34.4 (2008): 281-284. Internet. March 7, 2014. Daniels, Ken. “The Controversy Regarding Confidentiality and Disclosure Among Patients Using Donor Gametes in Assisted Reproductive Technology.” » Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics 14.7 (1997): 373-375. Internet. March 7, 2014. Ladd, Mary. “Maps of Beauty and Illness: Reflections on Genetics, Privacy, and the Biological Family.” » J Med Ethics 36.8 (2010): 479-482. Internet. March 7 2014.