{"id":8705,"date":"2026-02-16T09:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T09:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/8705\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T09:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T09:22:08","slug":"switzerlands-sperm-donation-system-safe-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/8705\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland\u2019s Sperm Donation System: Safe Enough?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        Recently, the news\u00a0emerged\u00a0that a sperm donor in Denmark carrying a cancer-causing gene had conceived almost 200 children. Could something like that happen in Switzerland?\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>        This content was published on    <\/p>\n<p>        February 16, 2026 &#8211; 10:00\n<\/p>\n<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/virginie-mangin-profileImage-46244403.png\" width=\"998\" height=\"998\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n                As Head of Editors I make sure our content ticks all boxes when it comes to quality. I am also in charge of streamlining editorial processes. I oversee our coverage of International Geneva, the pharmaceutical industry and agribusiness.<br \/>\nBefore joining SWI swissinfo.ch in 2020 I was based in Beijing, China where I covered current affairs and economics. In my two decades in China I worked for several international news outlets including AFP, Le Figaro and the website of the BBC. I hold a Masters degree in journalism from CELSA journalism school, Paris.            <\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/author\/virginie-mangin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                More from this author            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/department\/english-department\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                English Department            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sara-pasino-profileImage-48432549.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n                I oversee the distribution and social media channels for the English department and write news articles in English.<br \/>\nI studied modern languages, English, and Russian literature, then completed an MA in international journalism in Cardiff. After that, I worked for BBC Education in Manchester for a few years before moving to Switzerland.            <\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/author\/sara-pasino\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                More from this author            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/department\/english-department\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                English Department            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The market is expanding rapidly across Europe and Switzerland is no exception. Official figures show that between 2001 and 2024, 4,782 children\u00a0in the country\u00a0were born through sperm donation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sperm donation in the Alpine nation is tightly regulated, with legal limits designed to prevent large numbers of children being conceived from a single donor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But what does sperm donation look like in Switzerland today?\u00a0Read our article to find out. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Recently, the news\u00a0emerged\u00a0that a sperm donor in Denmark carrying a cancer-causing gene had conceived almost 200 children. 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