Dr.Reffai 

Sperm bank is not a good idea!

Recently many appreciative  articles appeared regarding  a sperm bank being  set up. Superficially looking at it, it sounds like a wonderful idea providing an opportunity for those who cannot have children due to the infertility of the husband and the fact that the sperm is from an anonymous donor is expressed as a great advantage.

But in fact this is a very dangerous matter. While a person may donate sperms he will be having children on his own with his wife. Later on the children born out of artificial insemination might end up marrying  these children – i.e. siblings  may end up marrying each other -absolute incest. The sad fact is they may never know they are siblings since the donor is unknown to the mother or the child.

Islam totally forbids such procedure. No sperms of a person other than the woman’s husband can be used for artificial insemination according to Islam. However if other religions do not forbid insemination by a person who is not her husband, at least the full details of the donor must be given to the recipient so that she can inform her child who the actual father is, to be aware of his progenies. How the common man looks at this matter is unknown but certainly incest cannot produce a healthy generation.

Will the medical professionals consider this important fact?

Al alima Dr. Mareena Thaha Reffai

23a.Auburnside Dehiwala