SA LESBIAN WOMEN OFFERED SPERM & FERTILITY GRANT
In a somewhat unusual move, lesbian women in South Africa have been offered an unnamed donor’s sperm and a financial grant to help them start a family.
The grant is being administered by San Francisco family law firm AdoptSF and a well known fertility clinic.
In a statement forwarded to Mambaonline by the NGO OUT Well-being in Pretoria, Grant Manager Tess Murphy said that the ART (Assisted Reproduction Technology) grant is being offered by a mysterious “generous donor.”
The donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, is seeking a single woman or a couple in need of a sperm donor and fertility treatment.
“Although the donor is married and intending to have his own family, he has lost a child. He would like to offer this gift to a kind, individualistic person who wishes to have a child and would make a loving parent,” said Murphy.
The gift provides the mother with a sperm donation while the medical expenses related to all fertility treatments will also be covered, including any international travel necessary to receive high-quality fertility treatment care.
A trust fund will be arranged to “help the mother and child live comfortably, enjoy opportunities, and lead a healthy and happy life.”
The child’s educational expenses, including university, at quality institutions in South Africa will also be covered. Legal representation and associated costs will be provided.
“The donor hopes that the primary focus is to have a wonderful child with the right sperm donor; this is not a path to financial wealth,” added Murphy.
Candidates who qualify for the grant include single women by choice, heterosexual couples and same-sex female couples who live in South Africa. Preference will be given to women with a higher education degree.
Murphy said that due to the confidential nature of the gift, extensive information will only be disclosed to final candidates. This will include the donor’s health, fertility and genetic profile.
Eligible candidates will be invited to a Skype and in-person interview in their home city in December and January.
For more information or to receive an application, contact Murphy at fertilitysf@gmail.com. The application deadline is 15 December 2014.
How I wish I was female now.
Hi there we are a married lesbians couple and we are really interested to do ivf . And we will very much apreciate the grant. Can we please get more information.
We are a loving lesbian couple who have been married for 8 years, together for 17. We have a beautiful little daughter through artificial insemination and are desperate to conceive a second child to compete our family but do not have the funds IVF which has been recommended by the fertility specialist. Both partners have university qualifications. Although the deadline has passed, we are hoping to be considered.
I can assist with sperm,meaning that I can donate sperm to any couple or woman in need.
Greetings.which fertility clinic assisted you with the artificial insemination process with you first child?
I’m a 27 year old lesbian and have been with my partner for three years and are ready to start a family. We don’t really know the entire process of finding a donor and the costs. Please assist
I am a 33 year old lesbian, my partners and I have been together for 4 years an d would love to have a family of our own. as I was just searching for info online I came across this site and am happy to have found it.
I know its way past the deadline, but I would like to know if you guys can help us in any way, we reside in Durban and are willing to go anywhere where we could get help and not be discriminated. please help us even if you give us details and info as to how to go about as a homosexual couple wanting a child.
thanks