With sperm that increases the chance of cancer, to be grasped by dozens of children

In Belgium, with the help of sperm donor With a gene mutation that increases cancer chances, from 2008 to 2017, 52 children were born, the Belgian Ministry of Health revealed on Friday. The man was of good health, without family history of cancer and was repeatedly tested in accordance with the law, according to the French news agency AFP.

An investigation into the newspaper The Guardian has discovered at least ten cases of cancer among a total of 67 children born with the help of sperm controversial donor between 2008 and 2017. The male sperm was used in fertilization in at least nine countries, including Germany, Spain and the Netherlands.

Despite compulsory regular health examinations, it was only over time discovering a rare hereditary mutation that can increase the rate of cancer.

In 2023, they issued a warning after cancer in Denmark in some children, conceived with his sperm. Among other things, the Belgian authorities were informed the same year. Nevertheless, Belgian Minister of Health Frank Vandenbrouke He claims to have been informed about everything last week.

The scandal has primarily revealed obvious violations of Belgian law, which has been limiting the sperm of one donor to a maximum of six women since 2007. « This rule was exceeded at national level and in individual centers, » the Ministry of Health warned.

An internal examination showed that 37 families were affected in Belgium, in which 52 children were born. Authorities point out that not all children reside in Belgium.