Jonathan M., 41, the Dutch sperm donor to whom up to 550 children are attributed in and outside the Netherlands must stop his activity immediately. If he persists, he is liable to a fine of 100,000 euros (110.000 dollars) for each new donation.
This has been ordered by a court in The Hague, which has issued precautionary measures this Friday in virtue of the lawsuit filed by one of the mothers who had offspring with the help of M.
He deceived her by saying that he did not plan to have more than 25 children, the limit set by the current regulations.
The ruling also prohibits the defendant from advertising on the Internet and from collaborating with prospective parents in search of a child. If he does so, he will be sanctioned. In addition, he must inform the court if he has made donations through other centers abroad.
This is the first time the courts have dealt with such a case.
There’s always the first… Wtf 😐
The Donorkind foundation has underlined the risk of incest or inbreeding derived from massive and uncontrolled sperm donation. Hence, their claim emphasized the interest of the minor.
Jonathan M. has gone to at least 13 Dutch clinics and has offered his services internationally through the Internet and various digital platforms.
The donor himself estimates that he can have at least 550 children, and claims that his approach is novel.
>I don’t believe in evolution, but in creation,
he declared in April, during the speedy trial that brought him to justice. When the judges asked him if he had evaluated the pain he could cause to so many children, and the impossibility for them to establish fraternal bonds, he answered:
>That depends on the parents. We are dealing with a new concept, and it is up to us, the adults, to shape it.
Both the mother and Donorkind called his action a “bizarre social experiment that must end immediately.”
What a jerk.
Busy fella. But I din’t think he’s evern nearly close to Ginghis Kan’s record.
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Jonathan M., 41, the Dutch sperm donor to whom up to 550 children are attributed in and outside the Netherlands must stop his activity immediately. If he persists, he is liable to a fine of 100,000 euros (110.000 dollars) for each new donation.
This has been ordered by a court in The Hague, which has issued precautionary measures this Friday in virtue of the lawsuit filed by one of the mothers who had offspring with the help of M.
He deceived her by saying that he did not plan to have more than 25 children, the limit set by the current regulations.
The ruling also prohibits the defendant from advertising on the Internet and from collaborating with prospective parents in search of a child. If he does so, he will be sanctioned. In addition, he must inform the court if he has made donations through other centers abroad.
This is the first time the courts have dealt with such a case.
There’s always the first… Wtf 😐
The Donorkind foundation has underlined the risk of incest or inbreeding derived from massive and uncontrolled sperm donation. Hence, their claim emphasized the interest of the minor.
Jonathan M. has gone to at least 13 Dutch clinics and has offered his services internationally through the Internet and various digital platforms.
The donor himself estimates that he can have at least 550 children, and claims that his approach is novel.
>I don’t believe in evolution, but in creation,
he declared in April, during the speedy trial that brought him to justice. When the judges asked him if he had evaluated the pain he could cause to so many children, and the impossibility for them to establish fraternal bonds, he answered:
>That depends on the parents. We are dealing with a new concept, and it is up to us, the adults, to shape it.
Both the mother and Donorkind called his action a “bizarre social experiment that must end immediately.”
What a jerk.
Busy fella. But I din’t think he’s evern nearly close to Ginghis Kan’s record.