There is increasing international consensus that the best interests of donor-conceived children should be the focal point of laws regulating assisted reproduction, with particular attention given to the promotion of children’s health and wellbeing. To achieve this objective, the Australian regulatory system has adopted a position of openness, the presumption being that children’s health is enhanced by access to information about their conception, their donors, and other donor relatives. This article explores the lived experience of 25 single mothers by choice (SMCs) who have attempted to promote the health and wellbeing of their donor-conceived children by exploring the possibility of seeking access to information about their child’s donor and/or other donor relatives. It argues that, while aspects of Australia’s regulatory framework facilitate the type of openness SMCs sought for their children, significant gaps remain. In particular, the absence of legislation in some states, and inconsistencies between and within state laws mean that the rights of donor-conceived children vary dramatically across the country.

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单身母亲如何选择促进其受孕者的孩子的健康和福祉，法律应发挥什么作用？

越来越多的国际共识认为，以捐助者为怀的儿童的最大利益应成为规范辅助生殖的法律的重点，并特别注意促进儿童的健康和福祉。为了实现这一目标，澳大利亚的监管体系采取了开放的立场，其前提是可以通过获取有关其受孕概念，捐赠者和其他捐赠者亲属的信息来增进儿童的健康。本文探讨了25位选择的单身母亲（SMC）的生活经历，这些人通过探索寻求获得有关其孩子的捐赠者和/或其他捐赠者亲属的信息的可能性，试图促进其捐赠者所怀的孩子的健康和福祉。它认为，尽管澳大利亚监管框架的各个方面促进了SMC为孩子寻求的开放性，但仍然存在巨大差距。特别是，某些州缺乏立法，州内法律之间以及州内法律之间的矛盾，都意味着在整个美国，受助者生育的儿童的权利差异很大。