The sperm donor loophole that led to 27 half-siblings
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The sperm donor loophole that led to 27 half-siblings
Andrew Veitch donated sperm to 15 women he met through donor-matching social media, creating 27 half-siblings. Much to the shock of their mothers, many of those children live within a few kilometres of each other.
With the increase in sperm donation births, Europe is confronted with a regulatory vacuum that allows super donors to generate dozens of children in different countries. Without a common register, the risk of incest and genetic problems grows
"Fifth Philosopher's Song" - Futility Closet
A million million spermatozoa, All of them alive; Out of their cataclysm but one poor Noah Dare hope to survive. And among that billion minus one Might have chanced to be Shakespeare, another Newton, a new Donne — But the One was Me. Shame to have ousted your betters thus, Taking ark while the others remained outside! Better for all of us, froward Homunculus, If you’d quietly died! — Aldous Huxley
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