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Sir-Kevly t1_j7s215s wrote

Reply to comment by terribletoiny2 in Urgent calls for Australia-wide register of sperm donations amid concerns about ‘prolific’ donors | Sperm donation by Icewear_Daddy

I don't think anyone is blaming the donors. They're just doing their thing. The problem is that you need a bit of genetic variety or else you end up like Iceland where you have to download an app to check if you're dating a relative.

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Dr-P-Ossoff t1_j7s8ew3 wrote

There is a picture online of the “cousin explainer” chart in cross-stitch. Long ago a scientific article said it’s okay to marry 3rd cousins, so somebody should keep an eye out for that sort of thing.

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BelleFlower420 t1_j7uqukf wrote

No, some of us (donor conceived people) blame these donors. Serial donors (especially private ones) know exactly what they are doing. They've spoken to our communities. They know what we dislike, feel trauma over and how we feel about strict sibling limits. They absolutely don't care. These particular donors are narcissistic and this is a borderline fetish for them. Most will only donate by 'natural insemination'.

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