Fertility clinics are tightly regulated by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA). Sperm donors are limited to ten families and undergo medical and psychological checks to qualify.
However, Megan Agnew discuses in the Times how there are no limits on the number of children donors can have through private transactions outside the HFEA's jurisdiction.
Women, desperate for a baby, are frequently fed misinformation about their fertility and some are put at risk of life-threatening diseases and attacks, with no safeguarding during the 'insemination' process.