Ep. 94 | Embryo Donation: Balancing Choice, Ethics, and Regulation in ART

Episode 94 July 11, 2023 00:19:45
Ep. 94 | Embryo Donation: Balancing Choice, Ethics, and Regulation in ART
Fertility Cafe
Ep. 94 | Embryo Donation: Balancing Choice, Ethics, and Regulation in ART

Jul 11 2023 | 00:19:45

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Hosted By

Eloise Drane

Show Notes

The multibillion-dollar fertility industry is now booming, and experimenting with business models that are changing the American family in new and unpredictable ways. Those desiring donor eggs and sperm are now able to select from detailed checklists of physical and intellectual characteristics. Meanwhile, fertility clinics are offering volume discounts, package deals, and even 100% guarantees for successful babymaking, raising complex ethical and legal dilemmas. In this episode, I will take a deep dive into the history of embryo creation outside the womb. I’ll cover the barriers that exist for so many people that cannot access this family-building option, what is being done to address it, and shine a light on some of the grey ethical areas that exist in this exploding industry. 

Resources

●      Learn more about our podcast: Fertility Cafe

●      Learn more about our surrogacy and egg donation agency: Family Inceptions

●      On the blog: What is an “Ethical” Surrogacy Agency?

●      On the blog: How To Tell Your Children They Are A Product Of Donor Eggs?

●      On the podcast: Ep 36 | Embryo Donation

●      On the podcast: Ep 76 | Embryo Donation: What Are We Doing with All the Leftover Frozen Embryos?

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