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Dozens Seek DNA Testing After Rijnstate Confirms Ex-Gynaecologist Fathered At Least 16 Children

Genetic findings on the doctor's inherited condition are pending, with results to be given first to donor-conceived people in April.

Overview

  • An independent inquiry confirmed the doctor used his own sperm without consent in the 1970s–80s and called for possible offspring to submit DNA to Fiom.
  • Fiom reports more than twenty new inquiries and says twenty donor-conceived people registered in its database within 24 hours, alongside two donor sign-ups.
  • The former physician, identified in local reporting as Alex Schmoutziguer, recently provided DNA and is described as willing to meet donor-conceived individuals.
  • The committee cited fragmented responsibilities and a wait-and-see culture at Rijnstate; the hospital notified the IGJ and created a multidisciplinary support team.
  • Fiom says DNA results typically take three to four months, while Rijnstate plans to brief identified donor-conceived people on the doctor's carrier status before any public update expected in April.