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Bill to ban reproduction of inmates with cancer proposed in New South Wales

John E J Rasko
Med J Aust 2006; 185 (10): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00699.x
Published online: 20 November 2006

To the Editor: A young man, a minor when sentenced in Sydney, was diagnosed with lymphoma soon after incarceration. Appropriate treatment was initiated, including pretreatment collection and storage of his semen. A local newspaper report that his sperm was collected and stored at taxpayers’ expense prompted outrage in some sections of the community.

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