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February 24, 2005
Oral Sex == Sperm Donation?
I'm relieved that the guy is being allowed to fight back to some degree, but this is still scary.
Phillips accuses Dr. Sharon Irons of a "calculated, profound personal betrayal" after their affair six years ago, saying she secretly kept semen after they had oral sex, then used it to get pregnant.
He said he didn't find out about the child for nearly two years, when Irons filed a paternity lawsuit. DNA tests confirmed Phillips was the father, the court papers state.
Phillips was ordered to pay about $800 a month in child support, said Irons' attorney, Enrico Mirabelli....
"She asserts that when plaintiff 'delivered' his sperm, it was a gift — an absolute and irrevocable transfer of title to property from a donor to a donee," the decision said. "There was no agreement that the original deposit would be returned upon request."
I'm almost speechless here.
I wonder if real sperm donors are given paperwork that absolves them of any parental responsibilities from resulting children, or if the system itself is just assumed to remove those responsibilities (and rights). According to the judges, there was no fraud or theft, so the "transaction" really was akin to a donor situation. Why, then, is he still responsible for the child? (Of course, I'm very much of the opinion that if the woman has had a child and hasn't made a good-faith effort to notify the father during the pregnancy, then he shouldn't be held responsible for child support, but that's a different topic altogether.)
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[Note: I hate linking Yahoo News, since their stories disappear in a couple of weeks. I'll try to look for a more lasting link later.]
Posted by Robin S. at February 24, 2005 04:56 PM
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