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Sperm donor with cancer-causing gene fathers nearly 200 children

ashishgupta2209 10mo ago
It should be regulated how many children can be born by a single donor.
- nozzlegear 10mo ago
  Why?
  - ls612 10mo ago
    Because it can lead to accidental incest between biological half-siblings.
    - nozzlegear 10mo ago
      That would only be an issue if they're all geographically concentrated in a small area where the children have a higher likelihood to meet. If the donor were to donate 200 samples to 200 clinics spread across a region, it shouldn't be a problem, no?
      - hulitu 10mo ago
        >That would only be an issue if they're all geographically concentrated in a small area where the children have a higher likelihood to meet. like monarchs of Europe
donchuru 10mo ago
Given how high risk this whole donor thing is, I’m surprised there is very little regulation around this process. For one, It’s truly bizzare that they don’t regulate the number of kids from a single donor. I also assumed they would have some rigorous screening of genetic disorders such as this one before freely distributing sperm for insemination.
- extraduder_ire 10mo ago
  It was not detected in the genetic screening they did. It was also 2005.
- deleted 10mo ago
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- mikestew 10mo ago
  For one, It’s truly bizzare that they don’t regulate the number of kids from a single donor. The donor in TFA is Danish, and Denmark has a 12 child limit on donations, but apparently exports don’t count. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sperm_donation_laws_by_country#Denmark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sperm_donation_laws_by_country...
ChrisArchitect 10mo ago
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgmy90z991o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgmy90z991o (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46215637 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46215637)
burnt-resistor 10mo ago
Some people are selfish and vain, not just billionaires. What else is new? One can only hope some CRISP gene therapy would be developed to possibly help them.
jfil 10mo ago
This reminds me of the single conquistador with a cancer-prone gene, who's responsible for 1 in 300 Brazilians carrying that gene (https://aacrjournals.org/cebp/article-abstract/doi/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-25-1148/770485/Reconstructing-the-Origin-and-Demographic?redirectedFrom=fulltext https://aacrjournals.org/cebp/article-abstract/doi/10.1158/1...)

It should be regulated how many children can be born by a single donor.

nozzlegear 10mo ago
Why?
- ls612 10mo ago
  Because it can lead to accidental incest between biological half-siblings.
  - nozzlegear 10mo ago
    That would only be an issue if they're all geographically concentrated in a small area where the children have a higher likelihood to meet. If the donor were to donate 200 samples to 200 clinics spread across a region, it shouldn't be a problem, no?
    - hulitu 10mo ago
      >That would only be an issue if they're all geographically concentrated in a small area where the children have a higher likelihood to meet. like monarchs of Europe

Given how high risk this whole donor thing is, I’m surprised there is very little regulation around this process. For one, It’s truly bizzare that they don’t regulate the number of kids from a single donor. I also assumed they would have some rigorous screening of genetic disorders such as this one before freely distributing sperm for insemination.

extraduder_ire 10mo ago
It was not detected in the genetic screening they did. It was also 2005.
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mikestew 10mo ago
For one, It’s truly bizzare that they don’t regulate the number of kids from a single donor. The donor in TFA is Danish, and Denmark has a 12 child limit on donations, but apparently exports don’t count. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sperm_donation_laws_by_country#Denmark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sperm_donation_laws_by_country...

ChrisArchitect 10mo ago

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgmy90z991o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgmy90z991o (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46215637 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46215637)

burnt-resistor 10mo ago

Some people are selfish and vain, not just billionaires. What else is new? One can only hope some CRISP gene therapy would be developed to possibly help them.

jfil 10mo ago

This reminds me of the single conquistador with a cancer-prone gene, who's responsible for 1 in 300 Brazilians carrying that gene (https://aacrjournals.org/cebp/article-abstract/doi/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-25-1148/770485/Reconstructing-the-Origin-and-Demographic?redirectedFrom=fulltext https://aacrjournals.org/cebp/article-abstract/doi/10.1158/1...)