When Jinek points out that the guideline is a maximum of 25 children per donor, the figurative bomb explodes. This guideline was supposedly drawn up because otherwise there would be a “greater chance of half-brothers and sisters” and a “greater chance of inbreeding”. She also emphasizes, when Meijer protests: “I called all kinds of scientists. I’m not making this up, right?”
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Lies
“It’s not true, it’s not true, it’s not true,” Meijer keeps repeating. “I’m the most open donor you can find. I give parents what they couldn’t get at a clinic, a clinic couldn’t help them any further.” Eva isn’t satisfied with that. “All the arguments you mention are valid, but they’re separate from the fact that you lied to prospective parents about how many children you already had. And that really affected those people. They’re entering into the most intimate venture of their lives with you under false pretenses.”
Complete nonsense, according to Meijer. According to him, Netflix has only spoken to “a very small group” of the 250 families he claims to have helped; only five people are said to have spoken to Netflix. Netflix is apparently looking for a sensation, according to Meijer. Despite the commotion, he is not thinking about stopping anytime soon; he just no longer donates to new parents. He does still help existing families. When asked whether this will mean more of his children, he responds affirmatively.
Court case
Meijer recently started a lawsuit against Netflix. He believes the documentary is damaging to himself, the donor children and their parents. The streaming service gave him the opportunity to collaborate on the documentary, but he refused. “You shouldn’t work with companies that make bad things. The Netflix film is also very damaging to my children, to myself. I can also share everything on my YouTube channel. Why do I have to work with Netflix, who can cut and paste everything?”
Jinek has submitted the case to lawyers Gerard Spong and Peter Plasman, who say that the case “has absolutely no chance”. Because of the “great social interest that future intended parents are aware of your donations” and that “Netflix has done thorough research with enough sources” and that Meijer “was allowed to give a response, but did not”.
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