Not many voted. But in the first 24 hours there was a clear majority against - 60 per cent to 40 per cent. Comments added were revealing. Dave says: "No. If I wanted to know my child then I would have that child within a relationship with the child's mother." Charming.
Another pointed out that conventionally produced children don't have the right to know their father. "If ordinary children can manage without this right, the children of a sperm-donor can too."
For others the question has been treated as a moral dilemma. The impact on various vague adult rights - the right of a couple to conceive, the right of a donor to remain anonymous - have been discussed endlessly.
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