Embryo Donation In The Modern World

By Nora Jennings


The process of donating an embryo entails the donor giving recipient embryos after the former undergoes in vitro fertilization. The donated egg is the placed in the uterus of the recipient and she is said to be pregnant. Child birth takes place as in ordinary pregnancies. The child after birth belongs to the recipient who carried the baby in the uterus and ultimately gave birth. Embryo donation is not controlled by any specific law both at federal and state level. State governments have however expressed their intention to come up with legislation that recognizes and controls the process.

The two parties are at liberty to carry out the donation and transfer process openly or anonymously. In an open basis, the two parties, donor and the recipient, exchange information and may even forge a relationship with each other. In the anonymous basis, there is no contact between the two parties hence they remain unknown to each other. In most cases, the parties are provided with the most basic information about the other party and information such as names and their residence is concealed for purpose of privacy.

Whether this process should be referred to as adoption or donation has been a very contentious issue. However, regardless of the wording, the words can be used more often than not interchangeably since they generally denote the activity of donating an embryo and transferring it to the recipient. The bone of contention has been which one should be used to mean a relationship where the identities of the parties are known to each other and where they are not.

Research reveals that a vast majority of people prefer not to donate their embryos. However, others are willing so long as they are used for research purposes. Only a small number are willing to give their embryo to help the needy. Medical scholars such as Dr. Jeffrey Nelson explain that people are hesitant to donate not because of any significant reasons but because they have not made up their minds.

In a number of countries like the US, donor screening is done according to laid done rules of screening. This is done to detect any infectious diseases. If screening is not done then the egg is designated as not screened and the recipient is fully informed before transfer so as to accept the risk. The recipient may even have his or her embryologist carry out further testing. The amount of screening done depends on the genetic makeup of the donor and the IVF clinic.

This science has provided a breakthrough for many couples. Before this, adoption was the only result. Now infertile women have an opportunity to experience pregnancy and birth. Also one needs not go through the legal procedures that are required during an adoption process. This science has been boosted by governments like the united states of America through provision of financial support for example a budgetary allocation of one million US dollars to support egg donation program mes during the George Bush administration.

Although a number of procedures are followed during the process of the adoption, there are no legal requirements hence the whole process is primarily based on the willingness of the parties.

The institutions offering this service have recorded a significant in the number of people who have successfully undergone the embryo transfer.This is a clear indication that this latest development in science is overwhelmingly being embraced by people in society especially those with fertility problems.




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