LEGAL action has been launched against a so-called "serial sperm donor" in the Netherlands, over claims he has increased the risk of accidental incest.
Jonathan Jacob Meijer is being sued by the country's Donorkind Foundation, after his donated sperm allegedly fathered more than 500 children - far more than guidelines allow which specify a maximum of 25 donations to prevent inbreeding.
A Dutch mother who gave birth to one of the babies in 2018 is the lead plaintiff, saying "if I had known he had already fathered more than 100 children I would never have chosen him".
The case is seeking a court order for Meijer to stop donating as well as provide details of all the clinics he has donated to, and to have all his stored sperm destroyed unless it's reserved for a woman who already has one of his children.
Despite already being on a blacklist for donations in the Netherlands, Donorkind claimed the 41-year-old continues to donate abroad.
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