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Another banking crisis in the UK – donor sperm shortages

Published: 22 September, 2009, 14:00


A shortage of donor sperm in the UK is thought to have been caused by the removal of donor anonymity in 2005, when people conceived by sperm donation received the right to discover their donor’s name.

 
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