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Miscellaneous See other Miscellaneous Articles Title: Doctors must pay for 'stolen sperm' babies Two German gynaecologists will have to pay child support for twins they created via artificial insemination – because the biological father did not know anything about it. The district court in Dortmund ruled on Thursday that the doctors must bear financial responsibility for the five-year-old twins created from the frozen sperm which had been slated for destruction – because they did it without the permission of the father. The man, who portrayed himself as a victim of his partner’s deceit and likened the use of his sperm to a robbery, said he was relieved by the verdict. “There was no desire on my part to have children at that time,” the 40-year-old told the court. He said his relationship with the children’s mother was practically at an end at the time of the insemination, he admitted he could not explain why she had chosen to go through with the procedure. The man, a packaging designer from Hattingen in North Rhine-Westphalia, had his sperm frozen in 2004. The storage contract was limited to twelve months. The twins were born in November 2007. Delivering her verdict, Judge Gisela Kothe-Pawel said, “The sperm should have been destroyed after a year. We are satisfied that the complainant did not agree to the use of his sperm for an artificial insemination.” During the trial, the doctors had explained that they did not expect problems, as they had only previously dealt with people with a longstanding and profound wish to have children. The court fixed the doctors’ obligatory support payment at the legal minimum, to be paid until the children turn 18. The judge dismissed any further claims. The doctors may appeal the verdict at the Federal Court of Justice. The father said he has only seen his children – a boy and a girl – on one brief occasion, and does not know whether the situation will change in the future. Speaking after the verdict, he admitted, “I fear the day that they ask who their father is.” DPA/jpg Poster Comment: From among comments: iseedaftpeople Just a thought - since the mother is the key culprit in this case here, why has nobody thought to charge her with fraud regarding her attempt to unjustly put an immense long-term financial burden on the father? It seems unfair that the doctors who carried out the insemination should have to bear the consequences of a client's underhandedness. Given that this kind of thing has apparently never happened before, they undoubtedly provided their services in good faith . .. To me it goes to show that in today's feminist misandric (male hating) world, women essentially get a free ride, and even if they play dirty and want to screw over a former partner, the system protects them. This father got lucky because he found somebody else to blame. But it's really be the mom who should be put on trial for attempting to ruin her former partner financially. http://www.thelocal.de/sci-tech/20120420-42059.html?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=248 Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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