[NYer]

How about just not tell the child?

As you well know, anytime you bring a child to the doctor, with a problem, the first question they ask is: "Is there a history of such and such in your family?" Genetics plays a big role in medicine today. And even if the family manages to keep the paternal donor's information a 'secret', the child will one day be an adult and find out.

The decision to pursue this course of action is simply an act of greed. In this woman's desire to have a child, she has taken the "it's all about me" route with no concern for the offspring.

[wagglebee]

Even before modern genetics, it was well known that many conditions recurred in families (heart problems, diabetes, etc.). Inbreeding makes genetic problems even worse, look at the problems with hemophilia in the European royal families in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

The decision to pursue this course of action is simply an act of greed. In this woman's desire to have a child, she has taken the "it's all about me" route with no concern for the offspring.

It is the child she wants so much who may ultimately suffer the most for her selfishness.