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Forced fatherhood or imposed paternity, occurs when a man becomes a father against his will or without his consent. It can include deception by a partner about her ability to get pregnant or use of contraceptives, birth control sabotage, paternity fraud and sexual assaults of males that result in pregnancy.[1]
"Sperm theft" (also known as "unauthorized use of sperm", "spermjacking" or "spurgling" (a portmanteau of sperm and burgling)),[2][3] refers to a specific form of forced fatherhood in which a man's semen is used to impregnate a woman without his consent. Although the term uses the word "theft", it more closely falls under a state of fraud or breach of contract. Stealing of sperm in itself without using it for successful insemination is not illegal and is difficult to prove. It usually has no bearing on issues like child support. It is considered an issue in the men's rights movement.[4]
- ^ "Sperm Theft". hhlaw.org. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ Money-Coutts, Sophia (11 August 2019). "Motherhood by theft? We investigate the disturbing phenomenon of 'spurgling'". You Magazine. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "What is spurgling and why do experts have concerns about the sperm stealing practice?". Yahoo News. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Smith, Helen (2013). "Chapter 2". Men on Strike: Why Men Are Boycotting Marriage, Fatherhood, and the American Dream-And Why It Matters. New York: Encounter Books. ISBN 9781594036750.