sperm donor
noun
: a man who gives his sperm usually to a sperm bank so that it can be used to help women get pregnant
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As a sperm donor, my cousin had every expectation of privacy, yet my testing exposed him.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
The measures would direct judges to grant custody to whichever egg or sperm donor intends to develop the embryo to birth.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024
My dad and stepmom used a sperm donor 36 years ago to bring one of my absolute favorite people into the world.
—Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
The case involved a custody dispute over frozen embryos and the court found that applying the law to the embryos would violate the sperm donor’s fundamental rights to privacy, freedom from government interference and right to not procreate.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024
What does having a Black sperm donor or a white sperm donor mean for our children?
—Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 26 May 2023
Isaacson reports Zilis’ pregnancy was via in vitro fertilization, with Musk as the sperm donor.
—Will Oremus, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
Knowing that their father was a sperm donor, the South Carolina twins used separate DNA testing websites to learn more about their extended family tree, according to CBS affiliates WCSC and WLTX.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023
No matter which egg carrying option is used, these couples need a sperm donor.
—Susan Young, Peoplemag, 8 July 2023
Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
The measures would direct judges to grant custody to whichever egg or sperm donor intends to develop the embryo to birth.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024
My dad and stepmom used a sperm donor 36 years ago to bring one of my absolute favorite people into the world.
—Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
The case involved a custody dispute over frozen embryos and the court found that applying the law to the embryos would violate the sperm donor’s fundamental rights to privacy, freedom from government interference and right to not procreate.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024
What does having a Black sperm donor or a white sperm donor mean for our children?
—Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 26 May 2023
Isaacson reports Zilis’ pregnancy was via in vitro fertilization, with Musk as the sperm donor.
—Will Oremus, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
Knowing that their father was a sperm donor, the South Carolina twins used separate DNA testing websites to learn more about their extended family tree, according to CBS affiliates WCSC and WLTX.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023
No matter which egg carrying option is used, these couples need a sperm donor.
—Susan Young, Peoplemag, 8 July 2023
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“Sperm donor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sperm%20donor. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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