http://www.proudparenting.com/taxonomy/term/697 Comments for "intrauterine" en http://www.proudparenting.com/node/396#comment-11074 <p>Dangerous for lesbian families my ass. Everything normally works out fine. Things sometimes go wrong as in heterosexual relationships, but it seems to be a lot rarer for there to be problems with Rainbow Flag donors.</p> <p>It is *not* possible to get a known donor through *any* other sperm bank. What you can get is an ID-release donor. That means the children don't know who their donor is till he's 18, and even then some sperm banks let the donor change his mind.</p> <p>- They'll test for the same diseases as any other bank.<br /> - They do *not* take only gay donors.<br /> - Not paying donors is a good thing, not a reason to criticise them.<br /> - The AAP does *not* recommend that parents circumcise boys. In fact, no national medical organisation does.</p> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:52:28 -0700 comment 11074 at http://www.proudparenting.com http://www.proudparenting.com/node/396#comment-105 <p>Please reconsider recommending Rainbow Flag Health Services. They are dangerous for Lesbian families because they encourage the donor to have a relationship with the child. No matter what legal documents both parties sign, this has repeatedly led to court-mandated custody or visitation "in the best interests of the child". It is perfectly easy to get known donors through pretty much every sperm bank. Most banks offer the option of knowable donors (when the child is of age). Also, Rainbow Flag goes against the health recommendations of respected doctors' organizations like the American Academy of Pediatricians by insisting that parents not circumcise their sons. I am suspicious about this organization because it does not test for very many diseases, doesn't pay donors, only takes gay men, sets families up for legal trouble and tries to force parenting decisions on recipients.</p> Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:24:54 -0700 comment 105 at http://www.proudparenting.com