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Of course one thing they don't cover is the possibility of the fact that more sperm bank kids means more of an opportunity for accidental inbreeding. I have se
by einhverfr 14y ago
Of course one thing they don't cover is the possibility of the fact that more sperm bank kids means more of an opportunity for accidental inbreeding. I have seen news stories discussing concern over the fact that the most popular donors may have fathered 150 or more children(!). the chance of such half-siblings ending up married to eachother with kids of their own raises all kinds of questions which are omited in the article.
No thanks. I think sperm banks should be discouraged (perhaps tax them heavily).
- prostoalex 14y agoThis is solvable by running a cheap DNA test for both parties.
- YokoZar 14y agoIt's also solvable by simply having more donors, which is exactly what the article is advocating for
- einhverfr 14y agoWhy not just have a public registry of sperm donors and a limit that says "may not be used for more than 5 inseminations per donor"
- prostoalex 14y agoCost? Who would cover the bills for such public registry's office and staffing needs? The number is also a meaningless baseline - 5 inseminations in a rural community might lead to a higher probability of inbreeding that 5 inseminations in Los Angeles, CA. Patterns of social mobility differ greatly across various geographies.
- einhverfr 14y ago> Cost? Who would cover the bills for such public registry's office and staffing needs? Excise taxes on services for artificial insemination.