News - Ottawa - canada.com network -- Canada could face sperm shortage

"Canada could face a serious shortage of sperm for artificial insemination because of legislation that would ban payment to donors, critics say.

Infertile couples who hope to have a baby through donor insemination could be thwarted by the Assisted Human Reproduction Act, now nearing third reading in the Commons, some say.

Canada already depends on sperm from the United States to meet most of its needs, and the main U.S. supplier says the bill's ban on payment could threaten its Canadian operation."

Hmm. I was gonna bash Canada, but well... you know.