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Urgent Call for Genetic Testing: Israeli Sperm Donor Carried Cancer-Predisposing Mutation
The Israeli Health Ministry announced a nationwide genetic testing initiative for offspring of a deceased sperm donor who carried Lynch syndrome, urging those born from donations in central Israel between 1974 and 1985 to undergo testing due to a 50% risk of inheriting the cancer-predisposing mutati...
Urgent Call for Genetic Testing: Israeli Sperm Donor Carried Cancer-Predisposing Mutation
The Israeli Health Ministry announced a nationwide genetic testing initiative for offspring of a deceased sperm donor who carried Lynch syndrome, urging those born from donations in central Israel between 1974 and 1985 to undergo testing due to a 50% risk of inheriting the cancer-predisposing mutati...
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24% Bias Score
European Sperm Bank Donor's Genetic Mutation Results in Multiple Children Developing Cancer
A sperm donor with a genetic mutation linked to cancer fathered at least 67 children across eight European countries between 2008 and 2015; 23 are carriers of the mutation, and 10 have developed cancer, prompting calls for stricter regulations on sperm donation.
European Sperm Bank Donor's Genetic Mutation Results in Multiple Children Developing Cancer
A sperm donor with a genetic mutation linked to cancer fathered at least 67 children across eight European countries between 2008 and 2015; 23 are carriers of the mutation, and 10 have developed cancer, prompting calls for stricter regulations on sperm donation.
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52% Bias Score
Dutch Fertility Clinic Violated Sperm Donation Guidelines, Creating 39 Children from One Donor
Medisch Centrum Kinderwens in Leiderdorp, Netherlands, knowingly violated sperm donation guidelines by using one donor's sperm to create 39 children across 22 families, exceeding the 25-child limit, raising legal and ethical concerns.
Dutch Fertility Clinic Violated Sperm Donation Guidelines, Creating 39 Children from One Donor
Medisch Centrum Kinderwens in Leiderdorp, Netherlands, knowingly violated sperm donation guidelines by using one donor's sperm to create 39 children across 22 families, exceeding the 25-child limit, raising legal and ethical concerns.
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40% Bias Score
Netherlands: 85 Sperm Donors Violated Law, Fathered 25+ Children Each
A new national registry in the Netherlands has revealed that at least 85 sperm donors have fathered 25 or more children each, violating a 1992 law and causing a medical and ethical crisis; the NVOG has apologized for the decades-long failure to enforce regulations.
Netherlands: 85 Sperm Donors Violated Law, Fathered 25+ Children Each
A new national registry in the Netherlands has revealed that at least 85 sperm donors have fathered 25 or more children each, violating a 1992 law and causing a medical and ethical crisis; the NVOG has apologized for the decades-long failure to enforce regulations.
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44% Bias Score
Netherlands Limits Sperm Donors to 12 Families to Prevent Incest
New rules in the Netherlands limit sperm donors to a maximum of 12 families to prevent incest among donor offspring; a national registry will track this, addressing past issues where doctors had far more children with their sperm than legally allowed.
Netherlands Limits Sperm Donors to 12 Families to Prevent Incest
New rules in the Netherlands limit sperm donors to a maximum of 12 families to prevent incest among donor offspring; a national registry will track this, addressing past issues where doctors had far more children with their sperm than legally allowed.
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44% Bias Score
Judge Warns of Unregulated Sperm Donation Dangers After Case of Donor With 180 Children
A UK judge publicly named Robert Charles Albon, a sperm donor claiming over 180 children, to warn of unregulated sperm donation's dangers after he pursued parental rights over a child conceived by a same-sex couple, causing them significant distress and relationship breakdown.
Judge Warns of Unregulated Sperm Donation Dangers After Case of Donor With 180 Children
A UK judge publicly named Robert Charles Albon, a sperm donor claiming over 180 children, to warn of unregulated sperm donation's dangers after he pursued parental rights over a child conceived by a same-sex couple, causing them significant distress and relationship breakdown.
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52% Bias Score
Genetic Mutation in Sperm Donor Causes Cancer in Multiple Children
Sperm from a Danish donor with a rare cancer-linked genetic mutation was used to conceive at least 67 children across eight European countries between 2008 and 2015; ten of these children have developed cancer, prompting calls for stricter regulations on the number of births per donor.
Genetic Mutation in Sperm Donor Causes Cancer in Multiple Children
Sperm from a Danish donor with a rare cancer-linked genetic mutation was used to conceive at least 67 children across eight European countries between 2008 and 2015; ten of these children have developed cancer, prompting calls for stricter regulations on the number of births per donor.
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52% Bias Score
High Fertility Costs Push UK Women to Risky Unregulated Sperm Donors
High costs of fertility treatment in the UK are forcing vulnerable women to use unregulated online sperm donation services, exposing them to risks of exploitation and a lack of legal protections, as highlighted by the case of Robert Albon, a US national who has fathered over 180 children through unr...
High Fertility Costs Push UK Women to Risky Unregulated Sperm Donors
High costs of fertility treatment in the UK are forcing vulnerable women to use unregulated online sperm donation services, exposing them to risks of exploitation and a lack of legal protections, as highlighted by the case of Robert Albon, a US national who has fathered over 180 children through unr...
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64% Bias Score
Dutch Fertility Clinic Misconduct: 85 Mass Donors Revealed
Dutch fertility clinics' misconduct resulted in at least 85 mass donors, leaving numerous donor children and sperm donors unaware of their sibling counts; the government must provide immediate clarification.
Dutch Fertility Clinic Misconduct: 85 Mass Donors Revealed
Dutch fertility clinics' misconduct resulted in at least 85 mass donors, leaving numerous donor children and sperm donors unaware of their sibling counts; the government must provide immediate clarification.
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0% Bias Score
Dutch Fertility Clinics' Non-Compliance Results in 85 Mass Sperm Donors
A new national registry in the Netherlands has revealed that at least 85 sperm donors have fathered between 26 and 75 children each, exceeding legal limits and exposing systemic failures in fertility clinic oversight.
Dutch Fertility Clinics' Non-Compliance Results in 85 Mass Sperm Donors
A new national registry in the Netherlands has revealed that at least 85 sperm donors have fathered between 26 and 75 children each, exceeding legal limits and exposing systemic failures in fertility clinic oversight.
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44% Bias Score
UK Judge Names Prolific Unregulated Sperm Donor Amidst Parental Rights Dispute
A UK judge publicly named Robert Charles Albon, a sperm donor claiming over 180 children globally, due to his controlling behavior toward a same-sex couple who used his unregulated services to conceive a child in a case heard in Cardiff family court in late 2023, highlighting the dangers of unlicens...
UK Judge Names Prolific Unregulated Sperm Donor Amidst Parental Rights Dispute
A UK judge publicly named Robert Charles Albon, a sperm donor claiming over 180 children globally, due to his controlling behavior toward a same-sex couple who used his unregulated services to conceive a child in a case heard in Cardiff family court in late 2023, highlighting the dangers of unlicens...
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64% Bias Score
Rijnstate Hospital Investigates Doctor's Possible Sperm Misuse in 1980s Inseminations
An investigation is underway at Rijnstate hospital in Arnhem after a former doctor may have used his own sperm for artificial inseminations in the 1980s; the issue was reported to the IGJ and relates to prior problems with the hospital's sperm bank administration.
Rijnstate Hospital Investigates Doctor's Possible Sperm Misuse in 1980s Inseminations
An investigation is underway at Rijnstate hospital in Arnhem after a former doctor may have used his own sperm for artificial inseminations in the 1980s; the issue was reported to the IGJ and relates to prior problems with the hospital's sperm bank administration.
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48% Bias Score
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