The Fight for Donor Privacy: The Story of Felix and the Impact of Belgium’s Anonymous Sperm Donor Law

2023-08-04 17:30:34

In Belgium, the law stipulates that sperm donors must be anonymous. A reality increasingly attacked by the main concerned: the children born of these gifts. Like Félix, who went in search of his roots and discovered three sisters. Article reserved for subscribers By Marine Buisson and Béatrice Delvaux Published on 08/4/2023 at 19:30 Reading time: 5 min

I always prefer to know the truth, even if sometimes it hurts a lot. Perched on a stool, dressed in white, a young man unfolds an incredibly singular story. On the wall behind him is spread out in black letters: Félix, 27, student. The staging is refined, the text devours all the space. “Compared to my story, I’m a bit of an exhibitionist,” continues the actor.

In the darkness of the stands, the real Félix, spectator, takes a big slap. It is however not the first time that he has come to attend this play by Myriam Leroy, ADN. He confided his story to the author, like other children born to anonymous donors. But this time it sounds different. “I’m much more upset,” he recalls. It emerges from the room haunted by one of the sentences spoken: “I found it violent that the Belgian State decides for me. »

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