Adoption

Sports fans in Manchester urged to donate sperm

Sports players and fans are being targeted in a campaign to get more sperm donors to help couples struggling to conceive - news.bbc.co.uk 




Sperm Donor Passed On Heart Defect To Children
A sperm donor with an undetected genetic heart defect passed on the condition to nine of his 24 children, one of whom died at the age of 2 from the condition - redorbit.com


Being a sperm donor gave me a sense of responsibility
Knowing how rare it was to be accepted as a donor, I felt compelled to help - www.guardian.co.uk


US Sperm Banks Can Be Sued Under Product Liability Laws
In the first decision of its kind, a federal judge has ruled that a sperm bank may be sued under product liability laws for failing to detect that a sperm donor had a genetic defect. More



Donor Sibling Registry Connects Families
Parents who've conceived children using a donor's sperm or egg are increasingly tracking down their own children's "donor siblings," according to a study in the journal Human ReproductionMore


NY appeals court: couple can't have son's sperm
The parents of a 23-year-old killed by cancer are not entitled to use their dead son's preserved sperm so they can have a grandchild, an appeals court has ruled. More


Men urged to add sperm donations to wills
Men should rework their last will and testaments to allow for or deny their sperm being passed on to their romantic partners, experts in Australia say. More


New Dutch campaign for more sperm donors
A campaign is being launched today in Groningen in the north of the Netherlands to recruit more sperm donors. More


Fertility law change puts spotlight on donors
Sydney fertility clinics are scrambling to amend draft regulations which could force anonymous sperm donors into being identified against their will. More


Whose Body Is It Anyway?
The judgment in Yearworth v North Bristol NHS Trust, has attracted most media attention because it concerns a claim for compensation arising from an NHS Trust's negligent failure to store sperm, donated by six men for use after their cancer treatment. More


Big Lies, Little Lies and the Tooth Fairy
An acquaintance mentioned the other night that she and her husband had not yet told their 8-year-old son that he was conceived with a sperm donor. More


"Bio-Dad" new documentary by Barry Stevens
A man born of artificial insemination searches for his biological father - and takes a look at the brave new world to come. More



Publicists for octuplets' mother quit over death threats
Brentwood couple say they received threatening e-mails and phone calls soon after they began representing Nadya Suleman and set up a website for her. More


Octuplets make TV debut
The octuplets, born two weeks ago, were introduced to an expectant world by their mother, 33-year-old Nadya Suleman.
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