I really want to be a sperm donor because i feel like i owe it to the world to have more of my DNA running around, but… at the same time… my future wife is probably not born yet so i REALLY dont want to be hitting on a girl and have to bring up her family history right away to make sure she’s not my daughter before i bang her. also, if there’s a bunch of male-me’s out there, they could rise up and destroy me King Arthur style so eff that too.
I think I’ve mentioned my concerns about donating sperm, myself, on here before, but this story is another thing that makes me think about that stuff: This one guy has 150 offspring out there in the world from his sperm donations…
As more women choose to have babies on their own, and the number of children born through artificial insemination increases, outsize groups of donor siblings are starting to appear. While Ms. Daily’s group is among the largest, many others comprising 50 or more half siblings are cropping up on Web sites and in chat groups, where sperm donors are tagged with unique identifying numbers.
Now, there is growing concern among parents, donors and medical experts about potential negative consequences of having so many children fathered by the same donors, including the possibility that genes for rare diseases could be spread more widely through the population. Some experts are even calling attention to the increased odds of accidental incest between half sisters and half brothers, who often live close to one another.
“My daughter knows her donor’s number for this very reason,” said the mother of a teenager conceived via sperm donation in California who asked that her name be withheld to protect her daughter’s privacy. “She’s been in school with numerous kids who were born through donors. She’s had crushes on boys who are donor children. It’s become part of sex education” for her.
See?? I’m not the only one with this concern. Although maybe the only one concerned about screwing his daughter rather than being a donar-baby and accidentally screwing your sister. meh. whatevs.