ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the information that is made available to potential recipients of donor insemination (DI) and semen donors by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA). It discusses the ways in which this information educates potential recipients of DI and donors of sperm by both constructing and reinforcing the normative use of DI; and reproduces normative families and parenthood. The chapter shows that how the biomedical discourse through which the information is articulated constructs the use of DI as a legally regulated medical treatment for infertility whilst neutralising its impact as an alternative method for conceiving babies and constructing families. It looks at the educational information provided by the HFE Authority to those who may be considering using DI and those who may be considering donating sperm. The chapter focuses upon a specific source of health education and advice which carries within it a range of constructions of risk.
