A Dutch woman traces her father – anonymity of sperm donation challenged

Publié le 12 Juin, 2017

A 32 year-old Dutch woman has succeeded in tracing her father via American companies specialising in the storage of DNA data.

 

Using just three samples of saliva, a commercial data base allowed the young woman to trace the sperm donor’s Australian great-great niece and identify her father from a few cross-checks.

 

Encouraged by this discovery, which challenges donor anonymity, Emi Stikkelman wants to create an “association to help people find their biological father”.

Les Echos (31/05/2017)

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