An Israel woman has filed a petition at the Supreme Court against the Health Ministry in an attempt to regain access to five units of sperm from a man who now regrets his donation.
The woman, whose name has not been revealed, is the mother of a two-year-old daughter who was conceived artificially using the donor’s sperm.
In order to provide her child with a biologically related sibling, the woman acquired five further units of the same donor’s semen from a sperm bank.
The donor, whose name also remains protected, claims that a recent religious epiphany made him wish he had never donated.
Israel is a global centre for assisted births, including artificial insemination. Sperm donors can expect to earn between £50 to £130 per donation, and in exchange, are guaranteed absolute, lifelong anonymity.
