Vienna – The Europe-wide sperm donation business is a complex topic. While there are clear rules in the EU nation states, there are none across the EU that give reproductive tourism a legal framework – and, above all, minimize risks. The fact that sperm from just one donor from a Danish sperm bank was sold to 14 countries and used to father at least 197 children is now causing controversy. The tragedy is that the sperm donor is a carrier of a rare gene mutation that greatly increases the likelihood of developing cancer. On Wednesday, reproductive doctor Michael Feichtinger, who runs a fertility clinic in Vienna, was a guest at the on this topic ZiB 2.
