China's single women seek sperm donors overseas

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BEIJING (AFP) - Looking at page after page of childhood photos, Xiaogunzhu was drawn to an image of a French-Irish boy with smiling dark blue eyes.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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BEIJING - Looking at page after page of childhood photos, Xiaogunzhu was drawn to an image of a French-Irish boy with smiling dark blue eyes.

Her choice made - donor #14471 on the website of a Californian sperm bank - Xiaogunzhu flew to the US to begin the first rounds of treatment. Educated professional women face"discrimination" when seeking spouses, explained sociologist Sandy To, as their male partners have"difficulty accepting their higher educational or economic accomplishments." But many feel that struggling to find or simply not wanting a partner should not preclude them from motherhood.

Women also face discrimination; in Chinese culture, marriage is still considered essential to having a child. But international sperm banks offer women details like hair colour, childhood photos, and ethnic background. Peter Reeslev, CEO of Cryos International, told AFP that given the extra choices,"Chinese women tend to choose Caucasian donors." Reeslev said one possible reason is that sperm banks outside of China have fewer Chinese donors - Cryos has only nine donors out of 900 who identify as Chinese.But experts say regardless of the availability of Chinese or Chinese-American donors, women are still choosing to have mixed-race children.

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