UK Sperm Banks May Need Bailout
By Wyatt Earp | November 14, 2008
I’m not sure which creeps me out more: the headline or the photo that accompanied the story.
Okay, it’s the photo.
Definitely the photo.
Britain is facing a sperm donor shortage after reversing confidentiality laws and limiting the number of women who can use sperm from one donor, fertility experts warned Wednesday.
Britain in 2005 changed the law protecting anonymous sperm donors and allowed children to learn the identity of donor fathers – one reason, fertility experts say, there are fewer donors now.
“The only countries that seem to have enough sperm are those that pay – like the U.S. and Spain – or the countries that retain anonymity,” said Allan Pacey, a member of the British Fertility Society that warned of the shortage in the British Medical Journal.
In 1991, Britain logged 503 sperm donors, according to figures from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. In 2000, there were 325, and in 2006 – the year after the law was changed – the number dropped to 307.
Experts say 500 donors a year are needed to cope with the number of couples needing donor insemination in Britain. (H/T – Drudge)
There is something to be said for the anonymity clause. The donors probably don’t want a child coming to their doorstep in 20 years, not to mention the immediate shortage that resulted since its implementation.
Either way, I guess I’ll be making my transactions on this side of the pond from now on. I’m kidding, I’m kidding!
Topics: WTF? | 7 Comments »
That’s right Wyatt, go give’em a hand! lol
DL474 – Eww! God, I love a woman who thinks like I do. I am also scared of a woman who thinks like I do.
DAMMIT! I just KNEW there’d be negative consequences, some time down the road, after getting “The Big V”! What a perfect opportunity for “out-sourcing” TO America, for a CHANGE™.
If I’d have known, way back in my youth, that they actually PAID guys to
jerk the gherkin“donate” Lil’ Swimmers®, I could have made Bill Gates look like a damned pauper!Hell, between myself and Wyatt, we could probably wipe out the national debt, if we hadn’t gone and cut off the supply lines.
*Ambles off to get another cup of coffee while muttering angrily to self…*
“UK Sperm Banks May Need Bailout”
Hmm, let’s see. You bail out a sinking boat with a bucket. What do you use to bail out a sperm bank? Dixie cups? Tablespoons? Paris Hilton?
What will they do with all of their magazines and videos?
From the article:
“Usage limits could also affect availability.”
Ain’t that the truth.
B.C. – I think I recognize that mutter!
John D – I vote for Paris Hilton!
Doghouse – I don’t know. They should probably export Elizabeth Hurley and Victoria Beckham, too.
FB – You can say that again!