Table 2:
Participant Attitudes toward Information Giving
| Statement | Response | % |
|---|---|---|
| The donor should be informed if donation results in a child. | Agree | 18.7 |
| Neutral | 36.3 | |
| Disagree | 45.1 | |
| The donor should receive some information about the recipients (for example, education, interests). | Agree | 28.1 |
| Neutral | 24.7 | |
| Disagree | 47.2 | |
| The recipients should receive some information about the donor (for example, education, interests). | Agree | 81.1 |
| Neutral | 11.1 | |
| Disagree | 7.8 | |
| Offspring should receive some information about the donor during childhood (through the parents). | Agree | 11.0 |
| Neutral | 47.3 | |
| Disagree | 41.8 | |
| Offspring should receive some information about the donor as a mature adult. | Agree | 28.6 |
| Neutral | 48.4 | |
| Disagree | 23.1 | |
| It is in the best interest of the child that he/she never be informed of his/her genetic origin. | Agree | 19.8 |
| Neutral | 47.3 | |
| Disagree | 33.0 | |
| Parents should be honest with the child with regard to his/her genetic origin. | Agree | 52.1 |
| Neutral | 42.4 | |
| Disagree | 5.4 | |
| The child’s relationship with parents could be disturbed if he/she learns of the donation. | Agree | 40.2 |
| Neutral | 34.8 | |
| Disagree | 25.0 | |
| It is in the best interest of the child to be able to learn (as an adult) the identity of the donor. | Agree | 14.2 |
| Neutral | 35.9 | |
| Disagree | 50.0 | |
| Contact with the donor can be harmful for the offspring (as an adult and/or for the family). | Agree | 44.6 |
| Neutral | 42.4 | |
| Disagree | 13.0 |