Some American women are unhappy because the US Food and Drug Administration has banned the importation of foreign sperm to prevent the possible spread of mad cow disease.  Nordic sperm banks have been hit hard by the restriction. They were popular suppliers because their donors were blonde, blue-eyed, tall and well-educated. They also had a clearer genetic heritage. The Washington Post spoke with one woman, Julie Peterson, who desperately wanted the same sperm donor so that her daughter could have a sibling with the same biological father. Now women are having to go to scalpers for the few vials of frozen Nordic sperm which are still available in the US, or they have to travel to Mexico, Canada, or even back to Denmark. ~ Washington Post, Aug 13