Website claims birth of first baby conceived from sperm bought on internet

THE first baby to be conceived from sperm selected on the internet has been born, it was announced yesterday.

Wed, 20 Aug, 2003 - 01:00

Lyndsay Moss

John Gonzalez, founder of the ManNotIncluded.com website, said a healthy baby boy was born in Britain yesterday after his parents bought sperm from the site.

He claimed the 10lb 2oz child was the first to be born in the world using sperm chosen on the internet.

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