Friday, October 05, 2007

I'm My Own Grandpa

Who ever would have thought that Tom Arnold would be able to predict the future?

Sperm Donor Aged 72 to Father Own Grandchild

SpermA 72-year-old London man is to become the sperm-donor father to his own "grandchild".

The anonymous man has been given permission to donate his sperm to his daughter-in-law to allow her to become a mother.

The decision by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority means the baby born to the couple will be the grandfather's genetic child and its father's half-brother.

The case - believed to be the first of its kind in Britain - was sparked after the husband and wife's attempt for a child via IVF treatment failed because the man's sperm was not of high quality. The couple then turned to the husband's father in a bid to produce a child which is a close genetic match.

Source: Evening Standard

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