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I don't think this is true. There are ads for becoming a sperm donor on the Seattle light rail.
by ahelwer 7y ago
I don't think this is true. There are ads for becoming a sperm donor on the Seattle light rail.
- ip26 7y agoI don't live in Seattle- do big shot lawyers & doctors happen to ride the light rail to work? :)
- krapht 7y agoThere's a couple restrictions on supply, depending on country: 1) Limitations on number of donations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sperm_donation_laws_by_country#Limitations_on_number_of_donations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sperm_donation_laws_by_country... Even when there are no legal limitations, sperm banks will often limit the number of donations made by any single donor. Most donors will not travel to donate to multiple sperm banks. 2) Limitations on donor anonymity. (probably useless these days - acquaintance of mine tracked down her anonymous donor father via 23AndMe, and was devastated to discover he didn't want to have any contact with her. seems obvious, but...) 3) Limitations on donor compensation. (same reason there are limitations on blood and organ sales, I imagine). However, you have to pay highly achieving men significantly more than others for them to take time out of their day to donate into a vial. And also to abstain so that their donations are high quality.
- hereinseattle 7y agoThe target for those ads is most likely college students. As someone not famous, slightly above average height, with a good but not-outstanding-for-Seattle career, I can attest that at least some prospective parents seem to be satisfied with my description. At least based on how often I have to get my blood re-tested in order to release more vials.