The New Vikings
Kate
Brian, who has reported on fertility issues for two decades, hears from
women who have been attracted by the range and availability of Danish
donors. Some have been overwhelmed by the vast amount of detail that can
be accessed online – typically, thirty pages about each individual,
including voice samples and baby photos.
She
investigates whether there is a problem with the UK's own system of
recruiting and supplying donor sperm. One couple looked to Denmark after
being told there was a 10-year wait in their area for a suitable donor.
How common is this? Has the 2005 law change removing UK donors' rights
to anonymity made a difference?
Kate also
travels to Copenhagen to meet some of the 250 men who regularly donate
at European Sperm Bank, receiving around £30 per visit. How rigorous is
the selection process for becoming a donor? Is the incentive merely
financial? And how do the men feel about producing potentially hundreds
of children, many of which may contact them in years to come?
(COMMENT: Program included fact that Danish "European Sperm Bank " permits 3 a week. BBC reported that Govt. NHS finds fertility clinics too expensive. Also new UK Law that allows children over 18y to find name of donor inhibits men to donate.).
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