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===Artificial Insemination=== | ===Artificial Insemination=== | ||
# A child born through in vitro fertilization or any other means of artificial insemination is obligated in pidyon haben.<ref>Yalkut Yosef (Sova Semachot vol. 2, p. 255), Shevet Halevi 3:176</ref> If | # A child born through in vitro fertilization or any other means of artificial insemination, if the sperm donor is the father (the mothers husband), the father is obligated in pidyon haben.<ref>Yalkut Yosef (Sova Semachot vol. 2, p. 255), Shevet Halevi 3:176</ref> If the donor was anonymous, the child must redeem himself when he becomes of age.<ref>Yalkut Yosef Sova Semachot vol. 2 pg. 255 </ref> | ||
==Whose Obligation is it?== | ==Whose Obligation is it?== | ||
