A sperm¹ donor² in the Netherlands is the center of a fertility scandal after an investigation³ showed that he had fathered 102 children by donating at 11 different clinics.

 

荷兰一位捐精者成为一起生育丑闻的主角，经调查，他在11家不同的诊所捐献了精子，繁衍了102个孩子。

 

An investigation into the man, who has not been publicly named, was launched after single mothers warned the authorities of a donor who gave his sperm at several clinics.

 

Sperm donors⁴ are supposed to sign contracts agreeing not to donate at different clinics, though the rule is not often checked or enforced.

 

By law, a sperm donor in the Netherlands is only allowed to sire 25 children to limit the chance that conceived children would later end up in a relationship not knowing they are half-siblings.

 

The donor of the 102 children told a Dutch daily that his motive⁵ 'was not to have as many children as possible'.

 

He said: 'I just like to do it and to make people happy. It makes me feel helpful. The gratitude⁶ of doctors and prospective⁷ parents is great.'

 

The man said: 'Clinics are already happy if they have a donor who passes the screening.' He said that his sperm was 'often immediately used'.

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