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Skriven 2008-04-14 21:27:34 av MANNY ROTHSTEIN (1:123/140)
Ärende: Why Aussies Resent Yanks
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I met Glen James last summer during his stop-over in Los Angeles 
on his way to that year's Picnic. I took him to the Getty 
Museum and then drove him cross town through some of the nicer 
parts of the city to dinner at Lawry's for prime rib. He 
seemed to enjoy the experience and even admitted that LA and 
American beef were actually pretty good. I found Glen to be a 
very nice man and I enjoyed meeting him in person. After he left, 
I pondered why Aussies seem to like Americans as individuals, but 
seem to resent us as a group. Until I read this article in an 
Oz newspaper. Then I saw the light. Could it be they are jealous 
of American men for being willing and able to do what Aussie men 
can't or will not?

Manny

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"'Career Women' Empty Nation's Sperm Banks" By Ellen Connolly, 
news.com.au

Career women in Sydney are creating a nationwide sperm shortage 
as they race to have a family before turning 40.

With demand for sperm growing rapidly - particularly from single 
Sydney women - clinics are importing vials from the US on a 
monthly basis.

"The demand is incredible and continually rising," said John 
Braine, from Fertillty East in Bondi Juntion.

The most surprising trend has been a 40 per cent rise in the 
number of single women seeking sperm donors.

"These are women aged from 35 to 40, who are single, 
attractive career women, who cannot find a man to have a baby 
with," he said.

While Sydney's man-drought had compounded the problem, new 
laws giving children the right to know the identity of donor 
parents was a big factor in the decline in donor numbers. 
As a result, there are fewer than five registered sperm 
donors in NSW.

Sydney couple Catherine and Stefanie, have two children, 
aged two and 11 weeks, thanks to a donor.

"We were fortunate enough to be able to use an Australian 
donor, whereas others we know have been forced to search 
overseas to fulfil their dreams of parenthood,' Catherine 
said.

"We were the seventh family for this donor. When we started, 
there was a limit of 10 families, so he was nearly up to his 
quota when we started three years ago. I think he's off the 
books now."

Dr. Anne Clark, from Fertility First Hurstville, said there 
sperm shortage would be compounded by new laws, which 
restrict a man's sperm to only five families, down from 10. 
It was not known if, or how, this could have an impact on 
the use of overseas sperm.

Kr. Joel Bernstein, medical director at Fertility East, 
believes social change was driving the rise in single women 
seeking sperm donors.

Dr. Bernstein said Fertility east, which is affiliated with 
a US sperm bank, offers women and couples a vast array of 
donors to choose online, providing childhood photos and 
audio inerviews of donors.

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