Sperm bank sold man's cancer-linked genes across Europe (www.dw.com)
from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 10 Dec 12:36
https://lemmy.world/post/39989968

In 2023, a prolific donor to a Danish sperm bank was found to carry a genetic mutation that can contribute to childhood cancers. Some parents were never warned, an investigation by DW and European partners has found.

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gustofwind@lemmy.world on 10 Dec 13:13 next collapse

These institutions will never care until there are actual consequences

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falseWhite@lemmy.world on 10 Dec 17:19 collapse

Often institutions are held accountable and they still don’t care, because they still make more money than they will be fined for breaking the laws or rules.

Also, institutions don’t make decisions, people running them do. We need to start holding people running those institutions accountable and sending them to jail.

gustofwind@lemmy.world on 10 Dec 17:58 collapse

Well, small fines that let an institution continue profiting in violation of rules is hardly being held to account

But yes I agree entirely, these people need to be sent to jail and sometimes worse depending on what they do.

A manager can be responsible for the verifiable deaths of thousands of people and, if their country is willing to use the death penalty on depraved murderers in the first place, such a person should face it as well

ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net on 10 Dec 13:19 collapse

The business is a lucrative and rapidly growing one as more medical procedures become available and women opt to have children later in life, sometimes on their own or with same-sex partners.

“Kjeld,” a tall white man with light brown hair and brown eyes who was listed as an “M.S. Economy Student.”

So a lot of people want sperm for tall, white, well educated men and I guess not that many white, tall, well educated men are interested in donating. Limits are difficult to enforce because different countries have different laws. I don’t think there’s an easy solution. IVF and sperm banks will always be riskier than direct impregnation by well known, long term partner. You either have to make access to it more difficult and expensive or accept that there will be some risk involved.