Fertile sperm donor draws criticism from FDA, docs
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Trent Arsenault, 36, of Fremont offers his sperm for free to women he meets through his website.
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"This is not a business or a clinic. It's just people partnering up to have a baby out of compassion," he said.
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The FDA sent Arsenault the letter late last year telling him he must stop because he does not follow the agency's requirements for getting tested for sexually transmitted diseases within seven days before giving sperm
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The difference between asking a friend to donate sperm and the San Francisco case is a matter of volume, experts says.
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He [Trent Arsenault] says he believes his case comes down to constitutional issues of a right to privacy and reproductive choice.
"It's not that much more different than a couple knowing each other who want to have a baby," Arsenault said. "It's just from me it comes in a cup versus sex."
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Trent Arsenault, 36, of Fremont offers his sperm for free to women he meets through his website.
...
"This is not a business or a clinic. It's just people partnering up to have a baby out of compassion," he said.
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The FDA sent Arsenault the letter late last year telling him he must stop because he does not follow the agency's requirements for getting tested for sexually transmitted diseases within seven days before giving sperm
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The difference between asking a friend to donate sperm and the San Francisco case is a matter of volume, experts says.
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He [Trent Arsenault] says he believes his case comes down to constitutional issues of a right to privacy and reproductive choice.
"It's not that much more different than a couple knowing each other who want to have a baby," Arsenault said. "It's just from me it comes in a cup versus sex."