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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Amy Sharpe

Charity championed by Princess Diana calls for end to ban on HIV sperm and egg donors

An aids charity championed by Princess Diana is calling for an end to a “cruel” law that stops many people with HIV from getting fertility treatment.

The legislation bans more than 105,000 people living with the virus from donating eggs or sperm, despite scientific studies showing there is no transmission risk.

Mixed-sex couples are allowed treatment like IVF if one or both partners has the virus as they are viewed as consenting adults in a relationship.

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