NHS buys porn for sperm donors

The NHS is spending public money buying pornographic magazines and films for sperm donors, it has been reported.

As many as one in three hospitals which provide fertility services provide pornographic material for donors, according to a report by a health think tank.

Some 17 hospitals disclosed they had bought porn when questioned by 2020health.org, which highlights cases of NHS waste.

Most of the magazines were bought from newsagents, but two hospitals admitted having placed orders with publishers while others said the porn had been donated by staff, patients and visitors, The Sun reported.

The think tank said the disclosure was disrespectful to women working for the NHS, many of whom face uncertain futures thanks to tight budgets.

Its director, Julia Manning, said she was unaware of any government permission for spending on porn, though only 33 of 92 hospitals questioned admitted having done so.

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