Sperm donor 'not a father'

Wednesday 22 June 1994 23:02 BST
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A Swedish court has ruled that a sperm donor does not qualify as a father since he did not have sexual intercourse with the mother, Reuter reports from Stockholm. A Swedish woman filed a suit in a court in Bollnas, seeking to oblige the Danish man, whom she identified, to supply a blood sample or some genetic identification. By proving paternity, the mother hoped to secure financial support for her three-year old son.

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