The numbers raise concerns about the risk of genetic anomalies as those children eventually seek partners and give birth.
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How Pavel Durov, Telegram’s Founder, Went From Russia’s Mark Zuckerberg to Wanted Man
Pavel Durov’s anti-establishment streak helped him create one of the world’s biggest online platforms, which emphasizes free speech. It also put a target on his back.
Man Who Has Fathered Hundreds Is Barred From Donating Sperm
A court in the Netherlands ruled that a man who fathered at least 550 children in the past 16 years had lied to prospective mothers and fertility clinics.
Ukrainian Soldiers Freeze Sperm as a Way to Defy Russia
Some Ukrainian soldiers are trying to ensure that even if they die in the war, their partners can still build families. They also want to send Russia a message of defiance.
Surrogacy Emerges as the Wedge Issue for Italy’s Hard Right
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has ordered municipalities to stop certifying foreign birth certificates for same-sex couples who used surrogacy, leaving some babies in a legal limbo.
China, Needing Babies, Eases Limits on Births
A number of new incentives encouraging people to have children highlight the challenges China faces in trying to boost its declining birthrate.
The Case of the Serial Sperm Donor
One man, hundreds of children and a burning question: Why?
Mieko Kawakami Cracks the Code of Being a Woman in Japan
Mieko Kawakami, whose novel “Breasts and Eggs” was just published in English, has become something of a feminist icon in her male-dominated country.
Could the London Zoo Tiger Death Have Been Avoided?
After a matchmaking operation involving two Sumatran tigers went terribly wrong, social media users asked: Did it have to end in tragedy?