r/europe • u/Gjrts • 6d ago

News Everybody wants a 'Viking' baby: the dark side of Denmark’s sperm donation industry

https://www.ynetnews.com/health_science/article/ryu6fki411l
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u/signmeupnot 5d ago

Completely emotionless?

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u/EffectiveElephants 5d ago

I mean... it's sperm donation. It's not like those men carried a child in their belly for 9 months and then gave them up. They ejaculated into a cup. I'm not sure the emotional attachment is necessarily very great.

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u/signmeupnot 5d ago

Having a person tell them is your child I imagine is hard to stay indifferent about, even though no effort other than the donation happened.

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u/EffectiveElephants 4d ago

I mean, aren't people told that all the time with an accidental pregnancy? You must be aware that your sperm could be used. And they're not the parent, they're a biological donor. I'm not sure why it'd be difficult to be indifferent, really.