A lawsuit brought by the mother of one of his children is now asking a Dutch court to help prevent the man from donating in the future.
March 29, 2023, 3:11 PMA 41-year-old man allegedly fathered more than 500 children in the Netherlands, according to the Donorkind Foundation, an organization that helps children born via sperm donations who are looking for their origins.
According to the Dutch medical guidelines, a donor can only father 25 children to avoid possible incest and psychological problems. But it's not considered a criminal offense to go over.STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images Ties van der Meer, chairman of Donorkind, who was also conceived by a sperm donation, told ABC News that his foundation received multiple phone calls from more than 30 mothers this week.
"Jonathan M." never mentioned the real number of children he truly had to the Fertility clinics or to the mothers, van der Meer said, adding that he's in regular touch with some of the mothers of Jonathan's 500 kids.A man at a sperm bank is pictured in this undated stock photo."It needs to be flagged and to be fought. I can imagine how traumatic it can be," said Ines M., a 38-year-old who had a baby with an anonymous donor 2 years ago from the Netherlands.
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