I would like to alert you to a fascinating new book distributed by the Linacre Center for Healthcare Ethics directed by our good friend Dr. Helen Watt and at the forefront of Catholic bioethics in Great Britain.

The book is entitled, Who Am I? Experiences of Donor Conception , a collection of personal stories of donor-conceived adults published by the Idreos Education Trust, with commentary from Dr Alexina McWhinnie. A description follows.

Who Am I?
Experiences of Donor Conception
£6.95

What is it like to grow up knowing that one was conceived from donor sperm - or to find this out only much later in life? How does it feel to meet, for the first time, other children of one's donor father - or to continue to search for the identity of the donor and of other relatives? In this book, three adult offspring conceived by donor insemination share their experiences. Dr Alexina McWhinnie, a social researcher who has worked extensively in the area of assisted conception, reflects further on their stories and those of other donor-conceived adults.

This collection of essays was commissioned by the Idreos Education Trust to raise awareness of the impact of donor conception on the offspring, and on his/her social family. The book is intended both for the general reader and for those with a personal or professional interest in donor conception. It has been distributed free of charge to Members of Parliament.

Distributed by: Linacre Centre, 38 Circus Road, London NW8 9SE sales@linacre.org ; tel (020) 72667410; fax (020) 72665424. £6.95 (£7.65 including UK postage, or £8.34 including postage for overseas orders). Please make cheques payable to the Linacre Centre; credit/debit card payments also accepted. Resale terms available. See our website at www.linacre.org for information on US and Australasian distributors.

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Fr. Thomas Berg is Executive Director of the Westchester Institute for Ethics and the Human Person.