Sperm donor with cancer-causing gene fathers nearly 200 children

nanfinitum · 2025-12-13T17:44:47 1765647887

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.

mikestew · 2025-12-13T19:09:03 1765652943

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...

extraduder_ire · 2025-12-13T19:09:45 1765652985

It was not detected in the genetic screening they did.

It was also 2005.

ChrisArchitect · 2025-12-13T21:19:44 1765660784

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

ashishgupta2209 · 2025-12-13T11:53:34 1765626814

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

nozzlegear · 2025-12-13T17:01:22 1765645282

ls612 · 2025-12-13T17:08:18 1765645698

Because it can lead to accidental incest between biological half-siblings.

burnt-resistor · 2025-12-13T21:38:40 1765661920

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.