
SINGLE WOMEN AND LGBTQ+ COUPLES are increasingly pursuing pregnancy via known donors-people they find on the internet, in Facebook groups and through dating-like apps. In her own quest to become a solo mother by choice, investigative journalist Valerie Bauman has spent the past four years embedded in the world of freelance sperm donation, attempting to get pregnant. Along the way, she interviewed dozens of donors, recipients, donor-conceived people and relevant experts. She learned that freelance sperm donation thrives in a corner of the online world where women's dreams come true: Many find decent men who will get them pregnant for little-to-no-cost. It's also a place where men go for easy sex.
Either way, more Americans are turning to this world to build their own unconventional families, whether driven by cost, fear of assisted-fertility institutions or a desire to know the biological other half of their child. Nearly 171,000 American women used sperm from a bank to get pregnant in 1995. By 2016 that number had risen to more than 440,000. As more U.S. women wait longer to marry and have a child, the demand for donor sperm has grown. Rosanna Hertz, author of SINGLE BY CHANCE, MOTHERS BY CHOICE, estimated that approximately 2.7 million American women are single mothers by choice. This excerpt from NEWSWEEK reporter Bauman's new book, INCONCEIVABLE, provides a window into how exactly the world of unregulated sperm donations work.
THEY INSEMINATE THEMSELVES IN CARS, PUBLIC restrooms and cheap motel rooms. They pray over urine-drenched sticks, guzzle supplements by the dozen and sometimes have unprotected sex with men they've only just met on the internet, Facebook groups or dating-like apps-whatever it takes to make their baby dreams come true.
Bu hikaye Newsweek US dergisinin March 29 - April 05, 2024 (Double Issue) sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Giriş Yap
Bu hikaye Newsweek US dergisinin March 29 - April 05, 2024 (Double Issue) sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Giriş Yap

Functional Pigments: Beyond Aesthetics.
CQV are bringing a new generation of pearlescent pigments, effect pigments and functional pigments to enable sustainable design and next generation technologies. By Daniel de Bomford

SINT MAARTEN/SAINT-MARTIN: Bridging Regions for Growth and Prosperity
Nicknamed “The Friendly Island,” Sint Maarten and Saint-Martin are forging new pathways for growth by strengthening economic and tourism ties with the United States.

Sint Maarten: Where Maritime Innovation Meets Caribbean Charm
A Leader in Sustainability and Connectivity.

From Shadows to Sight
A revolutionary gene therapy has given blind children with a rare eye disorder the ability to see

Industrial Hoses: Blood Vessels of Industry
KOMAN is helping craft the bodies of technology and machinery powering the industrial future with its hydraulic and industrial hoses.

Ultra-Precision Manufacturing for Tomorrow's Batteries
When it comes to batteries, HYTC have emerged as the first-choice battery manufacturing partner in everything from personal electronics to electric vehicles.

A Mammoth Breakthrough
A biotech team has created a “woolly mouse,” marking a step forward in the quest to revive the long-extinct species

Dylan Mulvaney
WHEN SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER DYLAN MULVANEY, FAMOUS FOR CHRONIcling her gender transition online in \"365 Days of Girlhood,\" posted a sponsored video promoting Bud Light, it quickly went viral, but not necessarily in a good way.

Putin's Next Battle
Russian soldiers returning from Ukraine could challenge the president by revealing the invasion's true cost

FOR Duty, FOR Love
At an age when many people would be retired, QUEEN CAMILLA is still focused on her royal responsibilities. Newsweek goes behind the scenes to examine her work and its impact