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| Dutch law sparks sperm shortage |
| 2004-06-03 |
Couldn’t they see this coming?
A new Dutch law preventing sperm donors from remaining anonymous has resulted in a shortage of donations. It has forced an increasing number of Dutch women to cross the border to clinics in Belgium, where anonymity for sperm donors is the norm.
Who would have ever thought that there would be a demand for Flemish sperm?
The new legislation has been 10 years in the making. Dutch sperm centres can no longer accept anonymous donations and children born from a donation can obtain their father’s identity when they are 16. But ahead of the new regulations the number of men willing to donate their sperm has declined. Women are facing a waiting list of up to two years at a Dutch sperm bank.
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| Posted by:Chuck Simmins |