00:00Leontine from Sweden was conceived through sperm donation.
00:04Her mother traveled to Denmark in the 90s and used an anonymous donor to become pregnant.
00:10For Leontine, he was more than just a donor.
00:13I always called him my biological father or my biological dad or just dad.
00:19It was important for me to make him a human and not just a donation.
00:24It's my heritage and it's not a donation.
00:29Also, I wasn't a part of this agreement.
00:33I never received a donation. My mom did.
00:36At the same time, single women like her mom were not allowed to access sperm donation in Sweden.
00:42As she grew older, Leontine wanted to know more about her origins.
00:47She turned to an online DNA database and made a discovery.
00:51I always noticed I had siblings, but I didn't know the way of shadows.
00:55I didn't know, you know, the faces or that they had any names or that they were human.
01:01Leontine identified 27 half-siblings spread across Europe.
01:06We share something very personal, but we're still strangers.
01:12And they would, you know, pop up on this DNA site at any time and we don't have any control.
01:17Or they probably don't know that they are donor conceived and they will find out.
01:23And it's not that fun to be, you know, part of that negative surprise.
01:30Demand for sperm donation is on the rise in Europe.
01:33Many countries are still grappling with whose rights matter most.
01:37Those of the parents, the donor or the child.
01:41In Leontine's case, her wish to find her biological father remains unfulfilled.
01:46I think it's a human right to know where you came from and who you're related to.
01:51And to decide if you want to have to know them or not.
01:56In Leontine's case, we will be able to get together.
01:58Okay.
01:58You might as well be interested in Canada.
01:58You may be interested in Canada.
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