Happy Father's Day, Latest on a Mega Donor, and Meyers

[+ freecahill1965]

I know some of you mothers at times.

But, I want to wish all the Daddy's a Happy Father's Day.

[samhexum]

[MikeBiDude]

Thanks!

I know some of you mothers at times.

But, I want to wish all the Daddy's a Happy Father's Day.

[samhexum]

Israel tries to ban sperm mega-donor from having any more kids

 

 

The hardest-working man in the insemination business is at it again this Father’s Day, doing what he does best: impregnating strangers. But now an entire nation is trying to stop him.

 

“They’re banning my sperm,” Ari Nagel said of Israel’s Ministry of Health.

 

Known as the Sperminator, Nagel, 42, has fathered 33 children over the past 10 years, many of them born to New York women after he ejaculated into cups in public restrooms — including at a Brooklyn Target and a Starbucks.

 

In December, a 43-year-old woman agreed to fly the Seed Superman to Israel with the intention of freezing his sperm at a private clinic. But before he even left the clinic, Nagel said, an employee disposed of his sample and told him the facility was not allowed to store his sperm. He believes the clinic recognized his name and alerted health authorities, which ordered the move.

 

The Ministry of Health sent a letter to the would-be mother saying Nagel’s sperm cannot be used in Israel and that all sperm banks have been alerted.

 

According to Israeli law, sperm donation must be anonymous; neither the donor nor recipient can know one another’s identity. Nagel, the letter suggests, is widely known. Knowing Nagel’s identity and wanting him in their children’s lives, the mothers have said, is the very reason he is in such high demand in the country.

 

An exception to the law is made when the donating male signs a documents saying he will co-parent with the mother. Nagel — who’s married with three children ages 4, 7 and 14 — signed such a document with the woman, along with six other would-be moms who have also frozen his sperm in Israel.

 

That sperm, including some stored at Assaf Harofeh Medical Center near Tel Aviv, has not been destroyed. But those women, who have prepaid for annual storage at nearly $1,400 a year, are also not allowed to retrieve it.

 

The Ministry of Health refuses to recognize Nagel’s fatherhood pledge. According to a letter sent to another would-be mother, “considering the number of women whom Mr. Nagel impregnated with his sperm . . . it is our position that the claim of an intention to perform true joint parenthood with Mr. Nagel is not sincere or reasonable.”

 

The 43-year-old woman decided to fight back, suing the Ministry of Health for the right to use Nagel’s sperm. The case has been kicked up to Israel’s highest court.

 

The hopeful mom declined to speak with The Post. Her name is confidential in court papers.

 

The controversy has left Nagel flummoxed. “There’s a do-not-donate list, and I’m the only one on the list,” he said.

 

As for the six Israeli women — all of whom are in their early 40s — who have had to put motherhood on hold because of the ban, “They cry to me all the time.”

 

Nagel believes that Israel hastily changed its laws to prevent him from being a legal sperm donor, he said, based on the findings of the 43-year-old woman’s lawyer.

 

The Post reported in June 2016 that the New York State Health Department ordered Nagel to obtain a license for donating his seed. He has yet to comply.

 

Seven new bundles of joy were born of his fruits in the past year — from The Bronx, Long Island, Harlem, Maryland, Orlando, Fla., and Staten Island — some receiving takes on Nagel’s first name, including Aries and Chari. Another 10 babies are on the way.

 

Nagel’s been fielding requests from women all over the globe. “I have a lot of clients in England,” he said.

 

Earlier this year, Nagel met a potential baby mama — and her mother — in Midtown.

 

“I like when they show up with the moms,” he said. “It means they’re family-oriented.”

 

The younger woman conceived baby Cali, born last month, in an Argo Tea shop that day, via his usual restroom-cup method.

 

Nagel, a CUNY math professor, has also been asked to be a guest lecturer in a local academic’s genetics class, and recently learned he was the subject of a sociology lesson at NYU.

[+ Avalon]

I can understand some wanting to have a biological connection to their children but there is such a need for adoption and foster care for children in need. Especially gay children.

[+ purplekow]

Other than the romance of conceiving your child from a cup full of sperm in a coffee shop rest room, I am not sure what the issue is. I am also not sure why they want the sperm of this guy, though he is better looking than the average 43 year old and intelligent enough to be a math professor, there must be other swimmers in the sea.

[gallahadesquire]

Interesting. What happened to #2 and #4 in this thread?

[+ purplekow]

Interesting. What happened to #2 and #4 in this thread?

Are you blocking Sam Hexum? He wrote those two and they are present on my thread.

[MikeBiDude]

Thanks for another hijack of a nice thread. I’m guessing you you aren’t appreciating or receiving “Happy Fathers Day” greetings

Israel tries to ban sperm mega-donor from having any more kids

 

 

The hardest-working man in the insemination business is at it again this Father’s Day, doing what he does best: impregnating strangers. But now an entire nation is trying to stop him.

 

“They’re banning my sperm,” Ari Nagel said of Israel’s Ministry of Health.

 

Known as the Sperminator, Nagel, 42, has fathered 33 children over the past 10 years, many of them born to New York women after he ejaculated into cups in public restrooms — including at a Brooklyn Target and a Starbucks.

 

In December, a 43-year-old woman agreed to fly the Seed Superman to Israel with the intention of freezing his sperm at a private clinic. But before he even left the clinic, Nagel said, an employee disposed of his sample and told him the facility was not allowed to store his sperm. He believes the clinic recognized his name and alerted health authorities, which ordered the move.

 

The Ministry of Health sent a letter to the would-be mother saying Nagel’s sperm cannot be used in Israel and that all sperm banks have been alerted.

 

According to Israeli law, sperm donation must be anonymous; neither the donor nor recipient can know one another’s identity. Nagel, the letter suggests, is widely known. Knowing Nagel’s identity and wanting him in their children’s lives, the mothers have said, is the very reason he is in such high demand in the country.

 

An exception to the law is made when the donating male signs a documents saying he will co-parent with the mother. Nagel — who’s married with three children ages 4, 7 and 14 — signed such a document with the woman, along with six other would-be moms who have also frozen his sperm in Israel.

 

That sperm, including some stored at Assaf Harofeh Medical Center near Tel Aviv, has not been destroyed. But those women, who have prepaid for annual storage at nearly $1,400 a year, are also not allowed to retrieve it.

 

The Ministry of Health refuses to recognize Nagel’s fatherhood pledge. According to a letter sent to another would-be mother, “considering the number of women whom Mr. Nagel impregnated with his sperm . . . it is our position that the claim of an intention to perform true joint parenthood with Mr. Nagel is not sincere or reasonable.”

 

The 43-year-old woman decided to fight back, suing the Ministry of Health for the right to use Nagel’s sperm. The case has been kicked up to Israel’s highest court.

 

The hopeful mom declined to speak with The Post. Her name is confidential in court papers.

 

The controversy has left Nagel flummoxed. “There’s a do-not-donate list, and I’m the only one on the list,” he said.

 

As for the six Israeli women — all of whom are in their early 40s — who have had to put motherhood on hold because of the ban, “They cry to me all the time.”

 

Nagel believes that Israel hastily changed its laws to prevent him from being a legal sperm donor, he said, based on the findings of the 43-year-old woman’s lawyer.

 

The Post reported in June 2016 that the New York State Health Department ordered Nagel to obtain a license for donating his seed. He has yet to comply.

 

Seven new bundles of joy were born of his fruits in the past year — from The Bronx, Long Island, Harlem, Maryland, Orlando, Fla., and Staten Island — some receiving takes on Nagel’s first name, including Aries and Chari. Another 10 babies are on the way.

 

Nagel’s been fielding requests from women all over the globe. “I have a lot of clients in England,” he said.

 

Earlier this year, Nagel met a potential baby mama — and her mother — in Midtown.

 

“I like when they show up with the moms,” he said. “It means they’re family-oriented.”

 

The younger woman conceived baby Cali, born last month, in an Argo Tea shop that day, via his usual restroom-cup method.

 

Nagel, a CUNY math professor, has also been asked to be a guest lecturer in a local academic’s genetics class, and recently learned he was the subject of a sociology lesson at NYU.

[+ Tarte Gogo]

I am going to hijack this thread too!

 

Can someone explain the 68 degree thermostat joke in this video?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8h276spNJg

 

(Skip to the 45th second)

[MikeBiDude]

Interesting. What happened to #2 and #4 in this thread?

The problem I have with blocking prolific posters not of interest to me....is that reading topics they get involved in start to be like reading a newspaper through Swiss cheese! Plus the annoying reminder that there is more content to a thread from a blocked member.

 

So I usually don’t put people on ignore (and I certainly don’t do the passive/aggressive announcement “you’re on ignore now!”) I just ignore by...ignoring, lol.

[+ bashful]

I am going to hijack this thread too!

 

Can someone explain the 68 degree thermostat joke in this video?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8h276spNJg

 

(Skip to the 45th second)

 

I think it's to make fun of all the fathers who are obsessed with the thermoset setting, or more likely, obsessed with making sure the others the house don't touch it. My father used to put tape over it so we couldn't change the temp.

 

Hope all the fathers here had a great day yesterday.

[+ Tarte Gogo]

I certainly don’t do the passive/aggressive announcement “you’re on ignore now!”

Why is it passive aggressive? At least it will save them time in the future, they won’t be writing back to me, as they now know that I won’t be able to read it.

 

It is much better than passive-aggressively letting them waste their time over and over, until they finally realise on their own that you are ignoring them.

 

I want people (even those that I ignore) to use their time productively.

 

And also I want them to know that they have said something that is so objectionable, that if it were in real life, it would have made me walk away from them and never try to meet them again. If they don’t ever get that sort feedback, (me walking away from a crazy/racist/dishonest speaker) how would they know what is acceptable to say among friends?

[+ Tarte Gogo]

I think it's to make fun of all the fathers who are obsessed with the thermoset setting, or more likely, obsessed with making sure the others the house don't touch it. My father used to put tape over it so we couldn't change the temp.

 

Thanks! I didn’t know this was a thing!