Sperm Banks—Eradicating the Need for Fathers (Source thetrumpet.com) Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) announced a one-time $130,000 grant to a sperm bank based at Birmingham Women’s Hospital. The new sperm bank, National Gamete Donation Trust (NGDT), will cater to both NHS patients and private clients. Heterosexual couples will be able to use this service, but it primarily targets “women who want to start a family without having a relationship with a man.” A large percentage of the clientele is anticipated to be professional, single women who desire children without a father. In essence, the Department of Health is promoting fatherless families. The NHS aid makes obtaining sperm more affordable and keeps recipients from searching for donors online. Online donors are considered more risky due to lower quality sperm. The average visit will cost $500, down $925 from the average private rate of $1,425. “Fatherlessness continues to destroy young people because leaders and experts will tell you it isn’t even a problem!” we wrote in 2007. “Rather than covering what happens when fathers disappear, our leaders and the media cover up the effects of fatherlessness, claiming there is no need for a traditional father, and that any ‘family’ arrangement will suffice.” The sperm bank will cater “designer sperm,” allowing women to chose sperm based on the donor’s height, age, ethnicity, skin tone, eye color, hair color and even his education and occupation. In most cases, no matter which donor “designer babies” come from, they will be missing a father figure.