Để tạo nên sự khác biệt

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A Danish man has been found guilty (có tội) of illegally (bất hợp pháp, lậu) distributing (phân phối) sperm (tinh trùng) to women. In a first-of-its-kind ruling (phán quyết), the judge may set a precedent (tiền lệ) for future cases. An expert is surprised by the verdict (phán quyết).

The Danish Henrik, who only goes by his first name in public, found out that it is not permitted  (không được phép) to donate (hiến tặng) your sperm outside of the established fertility system. The 54-year-old has been found guilty of breaking the Tissue Act, which prohibits sperm distribution without permission from the authorities (sự cho phép của cấp có thẩm quyền). A judge ruled on Monday that Henrik must pay a fine of DKK 25,000 or 3,361 euros. He must go to jail for fourteen days if he does not pay.

The court case received much media attention in Denmark since it is the first of its kind in the Scandinavian country. The ruling could therefore set a precedent in future similar cases. The case started when the Patient Safety Authority reported the man after he came forward in a TV 2 documentary (phim tài liệu) and showed how he donated sperm.

Although Henrik admits to having passed on his sperm, he denies being guilty of anything illegal. "If I can pay the 25,000 kroner under protest, I will consider it. But I will not admit that I have done anything wrong. Then I have to take a prison sentence rather than a fine alternatively. At least you can see the protest in that," he says to the Danish Christian daily Kristeligt Dagblad. According to the Danish daily Ekstrabladet, Henrik donated his sperm to “make a difference” (tạo nên sự khác biệt).

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