Hwayoung told me something which knocked me for 10 in a irish bar last night.
Dyslexic donors turned away from largest UK sperm bank! #wtf! Via @hwayoung – https://t.co/EmvrVjWLqP
— Ian Forrester (@cubicgarden) January 23, 2016
I couldn’t believe it and couldn’t believe I had not heard about it. Then looking at the piece, we noticed it was during the holiday period (Tuesday 29th December) when nobody is paying attention.
In a practice branded “eugenics” by campaigners and a would-be donor, theLondon Sperm Bank has banned men with dyslexia or other common conditions it described as “neurological diseases” from donating.
A leaflet to donors lists a series of conditions the clinic screens for, including: attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [ADHD], autism, Asperger syndrome, dyslexia and the motor disorder dyspraxia.
The fertility regulator has launched a review of the London Sperm Bank after being alerted to its practices by the Guardian.
I am sadden and angry by the whole notion… to be honest and reminds me of gattaca.