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Sperm donor fails court bid to be declared a parent
Sir Andrew McFarlane said granting parentage would be contrary to public policy and noted Albon’s sperm donation operated on a wholly different scale.
- On Tuesday, the High Court rejected Robert Albon's bid to be recognized as the legal father of child N, ruling that granting paternity would be "manifestly contrary to public policy."
- Albon, an unregulated donor using the moniker "Joe Donor," provided sperm for £100 and a £150 Amazon gift card, claiming to have fathered more than 180 children globally over 12 years.
- Sir Andrew McFarlane labeled the case "extreme," citing a previous ruling by Mr Justice Poole that Albon "lacks empathy" and "seeks to control others" to secure his own ends.
- Legal counsel Connie Atkinson welcomed the court's decision, stating that while Albon is the biological father, "it would not have been appropriate for him to be able to assert himself as a legal parent."
- The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority warns that unregulated sperm donation carries "serious risks," while Albon has previously described his operation as a "sperm factory" in media interviews.
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