Diverse sperm shortage causes dilemma for some Black women: Have a baby who doesn't share your background or remain childless
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The pandemic helped expose an issue for some women of color using sperm banks: Finding donors who share their background.
CBS News looked into California Cryobank, Fairfax Cryobank, Seattle Sperm Bank and Xytex, considered the four major U.S. cryo-banks, and found that 53% of the available sperm is from White donors — while less than 4% is from Black donors. A cryobank is a facility that stores frozen sperm, eggs, embryos and tissues to assist people in reproduction if needed.
This leaves many women like Jamila Galloway with a choice between having a child that doesn't reflect their own race and culture or not having a baby at all.
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