SPERM DONATION

Dust-up over a child’s right to know genetic origins

Michael Cook | 10 June 2017 | Comments

tags: donor-conceived children, sperm donation

Do children really need to know?

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Dutch fertility doctor accused of using his own sperm

Michael Cook | 19 May 2017 | Comments

tags: ivf, netherlands, sperm donation

But he died in April so potential children are suing to access DNA material

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Do donor children benefit from knowing their origins?

Xavier Symons | 19 May 2017 | Comments

tags: disclosure of biological parents, sperm donation

A Belgian bioethicist says No

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Will Richard Branson erase the stigma of dyslexia?

Michael Cook | 22 April 2017 | Comments

tags: commercialization, commodification, fake news, sperm donation

He may have plans for a dyslexic sperm bank.

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Sperm bring in ‘serious money’ for London hospital

Michael Cook | 07 April 2017 | Comments

tags: australia, monash ivf, sperm donation, uk

Male gametes become a commodity which crosses borders

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Victoria’s controversial donor anonymity laws come into effect

Xavier Symons | 04 March 2017 | Comments

tags: donor anonymity, donor conception, identity, sperm donation

Victoria has enacted laws that retrospectively strip donors of anonymity.

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Putting a price on American sperm

Michael Cook | 18 February 2017 | Comments

tags: sperm donation, usa

Nearly a third of donors would stop if anonymity were removed

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First British man to give birth

Michael Cook | 21 January 2017 | Comments

tags: sperm donation, transgender

'I'm going to be the greatest dad'

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Sperm donors: there’s an app for that in London

Michael Cook | 01 October 2016 | Comments

tags: commercialization, sperm donation, uk

Just like ordering a pizza

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Indiana fertility doctor accused of using own sperm

Michael Cook | 24 September 2016 | Comments

tags: doctor-supplied sperm, ivf, sperm donation

He fathered at least 8 children

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The ‘joy’ of fathering 22 donor kids

Xavier Symons | 25 June 2016 | Comments

tags: art, sperm donation, us

The American tabloid media was abuzz this week with news that a New York Mathematics Professor had fathered 22 children through informal sperm donation.

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Chinese clinics advertise for sperm donors

Michael Cook | 18 June 2016 | Comments

tags: China, commodification, sperm donation

But donation goes against strong cultural prejudices

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Donor anonymity is dead

Michael Cook | 23 April 2016 | Comments

tags: donor anonymity, gamete donation, sperm donation

Genetic databases will enable people to connect with the parents they never knew

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‘Genetic sexual attraction’ could become issue for kids of sperm donors

Michael Cook | 16 April 2016 | Comments

tags: anonymous sperm donation, genetic sexual attraction, human drama, incest, sperm donation

Tabloid press in UK feature story of adopted son and long-lost mum

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London sperm bank allegedly promoting eugenics

Michael Cook | 29 January 2016 | Comments

tags: eugenics, sperm donation, UK

It excludes donors with history of certain diseases.

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British man has fathered 800 children

Michael Cook | 15 January 2016 | Comments

tags: sperm donation, UK, Wild West

Simon Watson is aiming for 1000.

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Making eugenics fun in Belgium

Michael Cook | 15 January 2016 | Comments

tags: Belgium, eugenics, sperm donation

Ad advertising agency launches a bizarre campaign

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Victoria’s sperm donor anonymity overhaul

Xavier Symons | 27 November 2015 | Comments

tags: sperm donation, Victoria

Many sperm donors are angry that ta guarantee of anonymity will be removed by retrospective legislation.

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No anonymity means fewer UK sperm donors

Xavier Symons | 05 September 2015 | Comments

tags: donor anonymity, sperm banks, sperm donation, UK

The UK's new National Sperm Bank has been struggling to find volunteers.

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Sperm donor children want answers, says Australian doco

Xavier Symons | 22 August 2015 | Comments

tags: consent, identity, sperm donation

A new Australian documentary gives voice to donor-conceived Australians now seeking fathers.

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