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by tathougies 2613 days ago
Your family is not a good/service. You are not simply providing 'material', you are providing an entire legacy.

This is not just philosophical. Scientific studies show that children of anonymous donation are at higher risk of negative outcomes than other groups: https://slate.com/human-interest/2010/06/new-study-shows-spe...

The link with depression is especially troubling given that a history of family depression typically makes a man ineligible to be a sperm donor.