Swedish sperm donor to pay child support

A Swedish man who donated his sperm to a lesbian couple must pay child support for the three children he fathered in the 1990s, Sweden's Supreme Court ruled.

The man, now 39, told the court that he and the women had agreed that he would play no role in the boys' child rearing.

Nonetheless, he signed a document confirming that he was the father.

Shortly afterwards, the women separated and the biological mother demanded child support from the man. The court ruled that as the biological father he is required to pay for the children's upbringing.