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Sperm donor with 199 kids signs contract prohibiting additional 'donations'
A mass sperm donor in the Netherlands has agreed to stop selling or donating his sperm under a contract signed with Stichting Donorkind, a foundation that advocates for parents and children affected by mass donations.
A mass sperm donor will no longer give his sperm to new families under a contract signed between him and an advocacy group.
Massadonor Simon is believed to have fathered 199 or more children, mainly via private internet sales.
He allegedly lied to parents about the number of children he had fathered and often used a fake name, even after being warned to stop selling his sperm.
The contract does include an exception: Simon may still give his sperm to women who have already had a child by him.
Though specifics were not given, Simon faces financial penalties if he violates the terms of the contract.
Massadonor Simon, 44, is said to have fathered 199 children, in part by lying to prospective parents about the number of children he had. However, according to his own telling, he has 172 children who are Dutch, 15 who are from Germany, 11 in Belgium, and one child in an undisclosed European country.
Under the new contract with Stichting Donorkind (Donor Child Foundation), Simon is prohibited from 'donating' his sperm, and the sperm that is currently stored at fertility clinics will be destroyed. He is also prohibited from telling would-be parents that he is willing to give them his sperm. If he violates the terms of the contract, he would face financial penalties, though the amounts have not been disclosed.
There is, however, an exception. Simon can still sell or give his sperm to any woman who has already used his sperm to have a child if there had been a previous agreement that he would be eligible to give his sperm for a second baby for that woman. He must report those instances to Stichting Donorkind.
An attorney for the organization, Mark de Hek, told Dutch public broadcaster NOS Nieuwsuur that the contract was modeled after a court ruling regarding another mass sperm donor. Jonathan Jacob Meijer, known as 'The Man with 1,000 Children,' is said to have fathered 550 children or more, and he was banned from selling sperm to anyone who didn't already have a child by him.
Although Dutch regulations limit sperm sales through hospitals and clinics to 12 families per donor (still shockingly high), according to the NL Times, Simon had been selling his sperm privately after he exceeded the limit. Private donations are not illegal in and of themselves, but creating a vast number of half-siblings who are unaware of each other is frowned upon, as it could lead to unintentional incestuous relationships when the children grow up.
In addition, though Simon had promised to stop selling his sperm, he continued to do so, lying to would-be parents. He would often use a fake name as well.
According to reports, despite knowing about Simon for years, the Dutch Ministry of Health did not take any action to stop him. He even spoke to a government committee about the donor law in 2019.
The Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products in Belgium has now opened its own investigation into Simon to learn if he sold or gave his sperm to clinics in the country or through private sales via the internet.
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Sperm donor with 199 kids signs contract prohibiting additional 'donations'
A mass sperm donor in the Netherlands has agreed to stop selling or donating his sperm under a contract signed with Stichting Donorkind, a foundation that advocates for parents and children affected by mass donations.
A mass sperm donor will no longer give his sperm to new families under a contract signed between him and an advocacy group.
Massadonor Simon is believed to have fathered 199 or more children, mainly via private internet sales.
He allegedly lied to parents about the number of children he had fathered and often used a fake name, even after being warned to stop selling his sperm.
The contract does include an exception: Simon may still give his sperm to women who have already had a child by him.
Though specifics were not given, Simon faces financial penalties if he violates the terms of the contract.
Massadonor Simon, 44, is said to have fathered 199 children, in part by lying to prospective parents about the number of children he had. However, according to his own telling, he has 172 children who are Dutch, 15 who are from Germany, 11 in Belgium, and one child in an undisclosed European country.
Under the new contract with Stichting Donorkind (Donor Child Foundation), Simon is prohibited from 'donating' his sperm, and the sperm that is currently stored at fertility clinics will be destroyed. He is also prohibited from telling would-be parents that he is willing to give them his sperm. If he violates the terms of the contract, he would face financial penalties, though the amounts have not been disclosed.
There is, however, an exception. Simon can still sell or give his sperm to any woman who has already used his sperm to have a child if there had been a previous agreement that he would be eligible to give his sperm for a second baby for that woman. He must report those instances to Stichting Donorkind.
An attorney for the organization, Mark de Hek, told Dutch public broadcaster NOS Nieuwsuur that the contract was modeled after a court ruling regarding another mass sperm donor. Jonathan Jacob Meijer, known as 'The Man with 1,000 Children,' is said to have fathered 550 children or more, and he was banned from selling sperm to anyone who didn't already have a child by him.
Although Dutch regulations limit sperm sales through hospitals and clinics to 12 families per donor (still shockingly high), according to the NL Times, Simon had been selling his sperm privately after he exceeded the limit. Private donations are not illegal in and of themselves, but creating a vast number of half-siblings who are unaware of each other is frowned upon, as it could lead to unintentional incestuous relationships when the children grow up.
In addition, though Simon had promised to stop selling his sperm, he continued to do so, lying to would-be parents. He would often use a fake name as well.
According to reports, despite knowing about Simon for years, the Dutch Ministry of Health did not take any action to stop him. He even spoke to a government committee about the donor law in 2019.
The Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products in Belgium has now opened its own investigation into Simon to learn if he sold or gave his sperm to clinics in the country or through private sales via the internet.
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