Boston Attorney’s Sperm Donations Lead to at Least Seventy-Five Children

Ben Seisler, a Boston attorney, donated sperm while attending law school at George Mason University to bring in extra spending money. The Virginia sperm bank paid Seisler $150 per donation, and the law student apparently donated often.

In 2005, Seisler registered with Donor Sibling Registry and discovered he has at least seventy-five children. Seisler, now thirty-three, uses an Excel spreadsheet to keep track of the children and expects the number to increase to 120 to 140 children in the future.

Seisler and his wife were recently profiled in a Style network documentary that addressed the issues surrounding Seisler’s earlier decisions and the consequences that have resulted.

See Debra Cassens Weiss, Lawyer Learns He Has at Least 75 Children, ABA Journal, Sep. 27, 2011.