Cease and desist: Dutch sperm donor who has fathered 550 children is being sued
A Dutch woman and a foundation for children of sperm donors are suing a Dutch man for fathering too many children. Forty-one-year-old Jonathan Jacob Meijer,...
‘Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive’
The Atlantic has a regular advice column written by psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb, the author of Maybe You Should Talk To Someone and co-host of the...
A Genghis Khan for the modern age
Genghis Khan is reputed to have fathered between 1000 and 2000 children. It is estimated that 1 in 200 men alive today carry his genes....
60 Australian kids conceived with sperm donor who used at least 4 aliases
Participants at a picnic for lesbian mums in Australia discovered that the same sperm donor was the biological father of many of their children. The...
Belgian child of anonymous sperm donor wins landmark case
For the first time, a Belgian born of anonymous sperm donation has won damages in a lawsuit brought against his mother’s doctor. The unnamed man...
Call for Australian sperm donor registry to prevent incest
A lobby group for Australian donor-conceived children has called for a national database to track donors to prevent accidental incest. More and more women are...
Dutch sperm donor may have fathered 400 children
A Dutch sperm donor who advertised his services online has fathered at least 80 children and possibly as many as 400. He died of oesophageal...
UK judge refuses request for posthumous sperm retrieval
With few laws regulating it, judges often grant permission to grieving partners or parents to retrieve sperm from young men who have died unexpectedly. But...
What is the limit for posthumous sperm donation?
A baby has been born in the United Kingdom from 26-year-old sperm. His 47-year-old father, Peter Hickles, describes it as a miracle. “ The fact that...
Japan could ban sperm donation for lesbians and single women
Sperm donation in Japan operates in a grey zone – neither forbidden nor regulated. But legislation is being written to change that. Based on guidelines...
Market for sperm to be worth US$7.5 billion by 2030
According to a report from The Brainy Insights, a market research company, the global sperm bank market is expected to grow from US$5 billion in...
Fertility fraud laws could have far-reaching consequences
A wave of new laws in American states banning “fertility fraud” could have important effects upon informed consent in medical practice. With the help of...