Those whacky Danes!

[giza]

From Oddly Enough:

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The source of the world's biggest sperm bank may soon run dry if Danish authorities decide to tax donors, Cryos International Sperm Bank said Wednesday.

Denmark, with the world's highest income tax levels, wants sperm donors to pay tax on the 500 crown ($84.59) reimbursement men receive for their services.

"It is a special kind of work and therefore the fee cannot be compared to normal working income," Cryos said in a letter to the tax authorities, adding it risked losing donors, most of whom are students.

Cryos receives between 30-60 donors a day at its three branches and each year Danish men contribute to around 1,000 pregnancies around the world.

Comments

[darthgeek.livejournal.com]

I've never gotten as far as actually seeing if I was eligible. I'm eligible to donate blood, so, I assume that I could donate platelets. As far as sperm, I've got a pretty good track record with fathering children ;)

[tgeller.livejournal.com]

No-one wants my blood either -- I'm openly bisexual.

How about spit? Can I donate spit?