Abstract
This article contends that the Internet has increased the availability of, and the market for, donor sperm to a larger audience than ever imagined, resulting in significant and previously unimagined problems and concerns. Medical technology and the Internet have combined to make the identity of any sperm donor more readily available, lifting the cloak of anonymity that many donors once enjoyed. While a sperm donor's identity is much more ascertainable, his legal liability for both paternity and product -- the donated sperm -- is uncertain. The Internet has had a profound impact on the business of baby-making in several ways. It has changed the approach many prospective recipients take when choosing sperm. As a result of these ongoing developments it is advised that the wisest course of action for sperm sellers is to proceed with caution. Congress should use its commerce clause authority to regulate the sale, transfer, and physical storage of sperm and mandate screening for communicable diseases, including AIDS and HIV.