My 16 year old son was asked by his step mother to be a sperm donor for a friend of hers who could not conceive with her husband. This couple was brought home to meet my son by the step mother and He agreed. He gave a specimen directly to the couple who did not use a physician but an at home insemination kit. This was done with the full knowledge and approval of his father who shares joint custody with me. This occurred last Thursday and I am just now finding out about it. My 16 year old son did this willingly but is emotionally vulnerable due to having lost his brother to cancer recently. He claims he is very happy to give the most precious gift of life to someone. To have even asked him was manipulative and unethical to say the least. In the state of Indiana known sperm donors where a physician was not used have been sued for child support successfully. My son denies that he will suffer any emotional impact, but I do not believe a 16 yo can determine if he will feel any regret down the road that he gave away his 1st born biological child. I am told that this couple paid him for the specimen but do not know if that has any bearing. Just asking this of a child is bizarre and icky and very very wrong. My son's father and step mother have failed to look after the best interest of my child to protect him from harm. In fact they potentially put him directly in harms way. Neither his father or his step mother think they have done anything wrong and say it was completely our son's decision. I have no money for a lawyer. I do not know if this falls under criminal or civil or whether this is a case for Child protective services. It sounds like this is potentially exploitation of a minor but I do not know if it meets the criteria for that, I do feel it falls under abuse in the form of neglect and failing to protect the interests of the child. I do not know the name of the couple who solicited the sperm and my ex husband is not about to give it to me. I need to know where to turn to protect my child from participating in this again if he is asked by this couple again, and how to protect him from legal ramifications in the future if a child was conceived. There is no way to protect him for future emotional or psychological impact. Where do I turn?