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...Sperm Banking on the Web (Netly News) ? When surfing for seed, a British health organization reports, hopeful mothers should use caution...
...Aibel's column on the pros and cons of the "Sperm Bank Solution" (Jan. 21) prompts the question: What will the Deans do about such rampant sexism? A College that cannot tolerate single-sex final clubs surely can't abide female students being denied honest and lucrative work solely because of gender. Their exclusion from the job opportunities enjoyed by men makes mockery of the University's non-discrimination policy. One possibility: Let the bank stay, but persuade its employees--easy come, easy go--to deposit half their earnings in an endowment supporting honors research by female peers--seed money...
Wondering how far the local lab goes in taking advantage of the Harvard name (Does it charge different rates for Ivy League and non-Ivy-League sperm?) I dial up the cryobank's Web page. Sure enough, it contains a small but noticeable boast: "The majority of our donors come from UCLA, USC, UC Berkeley, Stanford University, Harvard University and MIT." As of March 1, 1996, the Web site reads, the cost of a sample for fertilization starts at $142, for something called an intracervical insemination...
Eager to get some answer, I'm tempted--because of my strong sense of journalistic responsibility--to pay the cryobank a visit. But the rigors of exam period get the better of me, so early on Tuesday afternoon I give the sperm bank a call, looking for a concession that clients can match up samples with their college of origin. I leave a long message with the receptionist--no one with the information I'm looking for is available--but as of press time, my call still hasn't been returned...
...sort out the conundrum of conundrums, the most tantalizing question of them all: Do the children of Harvard sperm-givers get child-of-alumni standing in the application process...