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There are many faces to family happiness

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What does it mean to start a family
through sperm donation?

 

What does it mean to create a family through donor sperm? What are the prospects, apart from the medical ones? How does it feel for the couples who decide for this path, for the donors or for the children?

Some of the people involved have given their answers to these and other questions: A donor, two young adults from donor sperm treatment, a mother, an older couple, a lesbian couple. They are made audible here in order to give interested parties an insight into this topic.
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Wishful parents

More than 20 years ago, Erich and Charlotte decided to start a family. Thanks to sperm donation, they now have two adult children. Right from the start, Erich and Charlotte agreed not to make a secret of this – not even from their children. With one exception. In an interview, the couple talks about their feelings and experiences.

Full interview here

Children from Sperm Treatment

Unlike Rebekka, Paul grew up knowing about his origins. His parents talked about donor sperm as a matter of course when he was a toddler. For Paul, it was always clear: Erich is his father. “Biology was never relevant,” explains the 19-year-old in an interview with journalist Hilde Weeg.

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A father

Erich and his wife started a family through sperm donation 20 years ago. What is it like to be a “social father”?

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Two mothers

Charlotte decided to become a donor more than 20 years ago. She found the circumstances at the time very upsetting, but has never regretted her decision. Susanne’s children were also donated. A fact that she and her husband do not tell their families.

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A donor

Dennis, in his mid-20s and a committed relationship, has donated sperm several times. What made him do it? What was his experience?

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A lesbian couple

Anne and Sabine are married and have a little son thanks to a sperm donation.

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