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It is estimated that in the US 10–15% of married couples are infertile (Behrman and Kistner 1968). The portion of infertility cases due to the male factor runs from 10–50% (Kraus and Quinn 1977) with an average of 35% (Kraus 1976) of all cases being due to the male. Since the legalization of abortion in the US the number of babies available for adoption has decreased, while the public’s awareness of artificial insemination with donor sperm (AID) has increased. As a result the demand for artificial insemination has grown in all Western countries (primarily the US). It has, in fact, been accepted as the new modality in the management of couples desiring children where the male is infertile. It is estimated that between 6,000 and 10,000 AID children are born in the US each year (Curie-Cohen et al. 1979). However many unresolved legal questions related to AID exist.
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Amirikia, H., Booker, J.H. (1980). Legal and Ethical Aspects of Artificial Insemination. In: Emperaire, J.C., Audebert, A., Hafez, E.S.E. (eds) Homologous Artificial Insemination (AIH). Clinics in Andrology, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8817-0_21
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