Unregulated Donor Loses Birth Certificate Battle

0:00On April 2, first, a man known as Joe Donor, who's been running an unregulated sperm donation service since 2013, just lost the high court. Fight to get his name on a baby's birth certificate. Robert Albin claims he's fathered over 180 kids worldwide from Australia to Argentina. This case involves a child born in 2021 after he supplied sperm to a couple for 100 pounds the first time, then a one. 150 pound Amazon gift card for the second try. The couple had picked him out online and met at their home for the donation. They listed the mother's partner as the dad on the birth certificate, but the pair split up in 2023. Albin, originally from the U.S., but living in the U.K. since 2020, pushed the court last October to declare him the legal father. Judges have slammed Albin hard in this, and a prior case involving another kid born in early 2023. One called him, controlling, lacking empathy, and leaving chaos for vulnerable moms.

1:02The mom here worries he'd pop up anytime, unsettling her life. In the ruling this week, the judge said granting parentage would go against public policy, given Albin's track record, and the extreme scale of his, donations. Previous courts found no moral compass guiding his actions, and police looked into the false birth registration, but dropped it. This decision protects the child and mom from legal claims down the line, even though Albin's the biological dad. It draws a firm line on unregulated donors pushing for rights.