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What is the ruling on using the sperm of an unrelated man for artificial insemination of another man’s wife without the wife’s knowledge?

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It is forbidden for a man to inseminate his wife with the semen of another, due to the mixing of lineages and the loss of rights that this entails. If a pregnancy results from this, the child follows the master of the bed, who is the husband, unless that is impossible. If the child cannot be attributed to the husband, then he is attributed to the owner of the semen, if the semen is considered respectable. The husband has the right to disclaim the paternity of the child through specific means, such as if the child is born less than six months from intercourse, or more than four years from it. If the husband knows of his wife's adultery or strongly suspects it, he must accuse her and perform li'an to disclaim the child.

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