The odd thing about this article is that it focuses entirely on infertile couples using donor gametes. \u00a0How does the increase in women seeking to be \u201csingle mothers by choice\u201d or in gay and lesbian couples wanting to be co-parents (and legally both parties are declared the parents, two mothers or two fathers, in the UK) affect the supply and demand of donor gametes? \u00a0Inquiring minds want to know.<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This via hotair.com, and from there via time.com to bbc.com: \u00a0Sperm \u201cdonations\u201d are down in the UK, and sperm-purchasers are looking outside the UK, with 1\/4 of sperm coming from abroad, primarily Denmark and the U.S. \u00a0In addition, there is a concern that fertility clinics may resort to using poor-quality sperm, that is, sperm which […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2209,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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