“Shopping for Sperm”

from Ave Maria in the Afternoon · host Dr. Marcus Peter

2025 Ave Maria in the Afternoon year in review A recent Newsweek cover story entitled “shopping for sperm” explores an online “baby boom” being created by an unregulated sperm market. Single women and same-sex couples are pursuing pregnancy through people they find online. We take a look at this strange story with Andrew Kubick. Further Reading How the Unregulated Sperm Market Is Creating an Online Baby Boom Guest Info Andrew Kubick is Senior Research Fellow for Public Policy at the Catholic Health Care Leadership Alliance and Ethics Consultant at the National Catholic Bioethics Center. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com

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