Australia's first free sperm and egg bank opens with 'ambitious' donation targets
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In an Australian first, Victoria has opened its first free public egg and sperm bank, making it easier for hopeful parents to start a family. But fertility experts say the government's donation targets are "ambitious" with altruistic donors typically difficult to recruit.

Australia has opened its first free public egg and sperm bank in Victoria in what a fertility expert has described as an “ambitious” bid to reduce barriers to starting a family.

The bank at the Royal Women’s Hospital has begun accepting egg and sperm donations from eligible Victorians.

  • Taleya@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Yeah that’s a big no. I mean I get wanting to know about any rakes lurking in the genetic grass before they slap you in the face, but the wanting to know your genetic donor is asking for a lot of trouble. If the kid shows up at 18 wanting a parent, they’re not going to get it, and it’s going to cause a lot of damage.