Government Causes Sperm Shortage

Ronald Bailey | August 7, 2006

In a typical "I'm from the government and I'm here to help" development, last April the British government banned anonymous sperm donation for use at fertility clinics. The result is a growing shortage of native sperm. In response to this "crisis," British fertility cinics are now importing foreign sperm. As the Indedependent reports,

Warnings that "huge numbers of blonde, blue-eyed children" will be born as a result of the number of couples using sperm imported from Denmark have prompted the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority to review the shortage of British donors.

Whole article here.