This is kind of an odd story.  6 mothers of children who were all fathered by the same sperm donor - named sperm donor 3066 (I guess this is really how they label these guys, huh), were recently united slightly by chance, if not be necessity when their mothers noticed some slight oddities about the children that were most likely hereditary, they began searching online. 

The six mothers all located eachother through a service called the Donor Sibling Registry, which is a service located out of Colorado which helps unite children who were fathered by the same sperm donor. 

The six children have varying disabilities, some of which may be tied directly to the fathering sperm of the children.  The mothers said had they known that he was not in excellent physical condition, or had disabilities, they probably would have gone with another sperm donor.

Many mothers and fathers visit the CO based website more often than not to find out any physical issues or personality issues a donor may have had if their children begin to exhibit problems which may be answered by the sperm donor’s medical or mental history, but many clinics and sperm banks will not disclose this information, so they are turned away the majority of the time. 

The women of the six children in this case have tried unsuccessully to gain access to the sperm donating man’s medical records and history, to see if they can help find out whether their children’s raging problems are indeed hereditary, which may help them understand their conditions better. 

But, to me, I do wonder if this information should stay confidential.  I mean, they are protecting the man’s right to privacy, but I guess it depends on the critical nature of the health issue.  To me, these children’s issues do not sound life threatening.