The use of donor sperm, eggs or embryos is well established medically, but the legal, emotional and psychological issues can be very complex.

This may apply to couples in a same sex relationship or in a heterosexual relationship. Or to single women wishing to have a baby. Donor conceived families are just as happy.

In 2012, the largest and most comprehensive study of donor conceived families in Australia, found that these families are just as ‘psychologically happy’ as families with children conceived naturally.