The case was made public after a complaint from a mother who gave birth to a child with the donor’s sperm.
The Justice of the Netherlands tries to stop a sperm donor fathered more than 550 children. a court of Hague he ordered Jonathan Jacob Meijer 41 years old, to immediately stop donating his sperm in clinics or through social networks. He is also threatened with a fine of €100,000 if you violate the court order.
The case was made public a few weeks ago after a complaint from a mother who gave birth to a child with the sperm of Meijer and for the foundation Donorkind, that they initiated a summary procedure to stop this donor.
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What is artificial insemination?
The artificial insemination It is an assisted reproduction technique that consists of artificially introducing sperm into the reproductive tract of a woman with the aim of achieving a pregnancy. This technique is used when there are difficulties in conceiving naturally, either due to fertility problems in the couple, due to the presence of male or female factors that make fertilization difficult, or when you want to have a child without a male partner.
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550 children: why did Justice prohibit you from continuing to donate sperm?
On the one hand, because it violates the Right to privacy of parents and children of donors, protected by the article 8 the European Convention on Human Rightsand, on the other hand, the same donor’s right. The truth is that the law allows a maximum of 25 children per insemination.
In addition, the experts assured that the actions of Jacob Meijer are dangerous, given the scientifically proven risk of inbreeding, incest and consequences negative psychosocial for children born by donation, and hinders the sexual freedom of the “children” because they should check if a possible partner not a stepbrother of yours.
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How did the Dutch man get to this situation?
It was easy for him to evade the rules because the dutch clinics they do not share data with each other and there is no information on agreements that are reached privately between interested parties and men who offer their sperm through online platforms and social networks, something that the serial inseminatorthat he also donated semen in other countries.
However, the complainants argued that Meijer refuses to stop this practice. According to the donor, it does a greater good for those women who are infertile.
Source: Ambito
