Are you my sister?

I read an article in the New York Times today about sisters. They have different mothers, but the same father, donor 150. Today, there are hundreds of sperm banks across america. Women often use these banks as a last resort to have a child. This, however leaves many children fatherless. The two girls from the article met in a program called the Donor Sibling Registry. This is a web site designed to help children of the same donor meet each other. The two girls described in the article are planning on meeting each other over thanksgiving break.

This article made me wonder when the whole process of sperm banks began. In 1964, the first two sperm banks were built. There was one in iowa city and one in tokyo. This was a big deal seeing as how conservative most people were back then. Today, the popularity of sperm banks is growing every day.