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Secrecy Still the Best Policy: Donor Insemination in Cameroon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 May 2016

O. M. Njikam Savage
O. M. Njikam Savage*
Affiliation:
University of Douala, Cameroon
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In their recent PLS article, Ken R. Daniels and Karyn Taylor (1993) advocate policies of openness in regard to donor insemination (DI). In this commentary, I examine openness within the social context of fertility, infertility, human reproduction, and social parenthood in Cameroon. The traditional concept of secrecy in reproductive failure, especially in the case of male infertility, is outlined. Some of the social alternatives, such as natural insemination and social parenthood, are discussed. The inappropriateness of openness in DI within a sociocultural milieu that places a high premium on male reproductive ability is highlighted.

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Continuing Dialogue: Donor Insemination
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Politics and the Life Sciences , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , February 1995 , pp. 87 - 88
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Copyright © Association for Politics and the Life Sciences 

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