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by cperciva 3019 days ago
I wonder why she wouldn't just go to a sperm bank...?
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Free is cheaper and more fun than artificial insemination.
I guess you get to know the genes you're going to use this way. It doesn't make it any more ethical though.
I would imagine sperm banks do something similar. They have standards for who they accept, they won't take donations from just anyone. And I really doubt they just roll dice and give you a random man's sperm.

Sleeping with some person doesn't tell you anything about, say, their family medical history. Sperm banks check that stuff.