Journal tuxette's Journal: things you can buy on the Internet, delivery included 1
First condom delivery vans made headlines, now attention has turned in the other direction. An Internet-based English company called ManNotIncluded.com delivers sperm on order and has a growing list of clients and donors in Bergen. Now the founder is coming to Norway to plan the future, newspaper Bergensavisen reports.
The company delivers an order for between NOK 20,000-50,000 (USD 2,950-7,370). The 'net firm handles the anonymous link between donor and client and brings the sperm to the door.
Last year Britain had its first Internet baby born and ManNotIncluded.com has been established in Norway since March.
"We have several clients in Bergen, both donors and women, and we are growing," founder John Gonzalez told the newspaper. "The sperm is delivered fresh and must be used within three hours. That is why all our donors are local."
Since payment for providing sperm is not legal in Norway the donors are volunteers.
ManNotIncluded tests donors for a range of diseases and presents those that pass on their web site anonymously.
The British firm may violate Norwegian biotechnology laws. Today's laws state that artificial insemination can only be carried out by a doctor and that the recipient must be in a marriage-like relationship. ManNotIncluded also supplies lesbian and single women.
Gonzalez argues that such laws do not apply to his company since they deliver a fresh rather than stored product and ManNotIncluded does not assist in any way during insemination - they just supply a kind of do-it-yourself kit.
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On a more serious note, a do-it-yourself kit sounds very unreliable. Even with viable sperm and the female at the height of her fertility for any given cycle, its not even close to a sure thing. I bet this could get expensive...