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9-year-old ember, is from a previous relationship that ended after ember was born. when elaine was ready to have a second child, she decided to go it alone. but she was missing an essential ingredient. this is where many women would turn to a sperm bank. in the u.s., at least 100,000 women do so each year. but what elaine wanted, she couldn t find there. i was looking for a donor who would commit to coming around sometimes and being involved in my child s life. most sperm banks in the u.s. keep donors strictly anonymous. a handful offer an option permitting the child to contact the donor once they turn 18 but not before. searching for an alternative, elaine discovered a facebook group with more than 20,000 members that may as well be a dating site for sperm. i see alabama. there s michael, james, and robert. in arizona, there s allen and leo and tyree. ....
But she was missing an essential ingredient. this is where many women would turn to a sperm bank. in the u.s., at least 100,000 women do so each year. but what elaine wanted, she couldn t find there. i was looking for a donor who would commit to coming around sometimes and being involved in my child s life. most sperm banks in the u.s. keep donors strictly anonymous. a handful offer an option permitting the child to contact the donor once they turn 18 but not before. searching for an alternative, elaine discovered a facebook group with more than 20,000 members that may as well be a dating site for sperm. i see alabama. there s michael, james, and robert. in arizona, there s allen and leo and tyree. reporter: here, donors are willing to share their identities from the get-go. you could just really go shopping. right. i mean, and that s literally what people do. so, i might type in something like blue eyes and then the ....