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US Sperm Exports Explode; Canadians Upset
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| 11/3/3
Posted on 11/03/2003 10:57:15 AM PST by NativeNewYorker
The US is a world leader in sperm exports primarily because sperm banks in the U.S. are run on a for-profit basis. As a result, US sperm is reckoned to be of high quality (we always knew this didn't we?) particulary because the US version comes with a background on the vitals of the donor. Denmark also exports a lot of sperm because of high standards and demand for that blond, blue-eyed look.
Exports to Canada have increased in recent years because of a scandal involving poorly screened Canadian sperm. Canadians also import a lot of US eggs. The Canadian government, however, is apparently miffed as a new law is being readied that would forbid donations involving a paid donor. The law would not only make paid donation illegal in Canada it would make it illegal to use any paid-for sperm. Canadian couples seeking fertility options will suffer and who will benefit? I cannot think that this law is anything but spiteful and ridiculous. Is paying for sperm an original sin? As with other areas of Canadian medicine (see Tyler's posts here and here), the rich will now travel to the United States for treatment.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: itsinthebag; spermbank; spermbanks
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To: NativeNewYorker
LOL!
Damn, you mean to tell me I could've been making money off it all these years?
To: NativeNewYorker
All your eggs belong to us.
To: NativeNewYorker
All your eggs belong to us.
To: NativeNewYorker
Glad i read the article, the title makes it sound like there was a terrible accident!
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posted on
11/03/2003 11:02:46 AM PST
by
Fierce Allegiance
(Government money = government control)
To: Ashamed Canadian
"Damn, you mean to tell me I could've been making money off it all these years?" Yeah! They owe me big time!!
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posted on
11/03/2003 11:03:19 AM PST
by
davisfh
To: NativeNewYorker
Hordes of Canadian babes streaming across our northern border in hunt of our precious body fluids. The Horror! The Horror!
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posted on
11/03/2003 11:05:18 AM PST
by
per loin
To: NativeNewYorker
splat
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posted on
11/03/2003 11:06:07 AM PST
by
RichInOC
(...somebody had to say it...why not me?)
To: davisfh
LOL! You Americans and your damn sperm, it's everywhere!
To: NativeNewYorker
We don't want to Ova emphasize this do we?
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posted on
11/03/2003 11:06:45 AM PST
by
Az Joe
To: NativeNewYorker
"Is paying for sperm an original sin? ... the rich will now travel to the United States for treatment."1) Technically, the sin is called Onanism, though I don't think that applies.
2) The U.S. will be happy to assist their Canadian Sisters with their Medical Treatments!
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posted on
11/03/2003 11:06:53 AM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(I'm a Red Cross Viagra donor and proud of it!)
To: NativeNewYorker
All this time typing on this keyboard with ONE HAND.... I coulda made millions!
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posted on
11/03/2003 11:07:13 AM PST
by
Paradox
(I dont believe in taglines, in fact, this tagline does not exist.)
To: NativeNewYorker
This, actually, was the profit motive for Lewinski. I think, however, that the other dems on the payroll did it to curry favor with Willie.
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posted on
11/03/2003 11:07:38 AM PST
by
Tacis
To: NativeNewYorker
If you can get paid for your sperm, does that make you a working stiff ??
To: NativeNewYorker
Hey, someones gotta email this to Howard Stern, I am sure he'd get a kick out of it..
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posted on
11/03/2003 11:08:12 AM PST
by
Paradox
(I dont believe in taglines, in fact, this tagline does not exist.)
To: NativeNewYorker
Shouldn't this be fodder for the 'hold my... and watch this' list?
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posted on
11/03/2003 11:08:32 AM PST
by
Sofa King
(-I am Sofa King- tired of liberal BS! http://www.angelfire.com/art2/sofaking/)
To: Ashamed Canadian
Welcome to FR, eh!
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posted on
11/03/2003 11:08:53 AM PST
by
mitchbert
(Facts are Stubborn Things)
To: Paradox
bttt
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posted on
11/03/2003 11:10:28 AM PST
by
Pikamax
To: NativeNewYorker
Exports to Canada have increased in recent years
So that's why they call it the "Great White North".
To: per loin
Hordes of Canadian babes streaming across our northern border in hunt of our precious body fluids. That's the story of my life... er, wife.
I met her in Calgary.
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