Comments on: Resurfacing from all my travels and I have some news! http://storklawyer.com/blog/2009/11/06/resurfacing-from-all-my-travels-and-i-have-some-news/ Elizabeth Swire Falker Esq., P.C. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:25:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Liz http://storklawyer.com/blog/2009/11/06/resurfacing-from-all-my-travels-and-i-have-some-news/comment-page-1/#comment-405 Liz Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:14:03 +0000 http://storklawyer.com/?p=249#comment-405 I want to be clear about something from a legal perspective. Egg donation agencies do not "sell" eggs. First of all, it is illegal to sell genetic material. Egg donors receive compensation for their time, effort, pain and suffering. Egg donation agencies charge a fee for their service in locating egg donors and for the services they provide in connection with egg donation process, often that includes matching an egg donor with an infertile person/family. Every agency is different, operates differently and charges different fees so I cannot and will not discuss what agencies do and what they charge. I know my agency will work differently than a lot of other agencies, but my ultimate goal as with all agencies, is to help people build families. I bet if you did a poll of all of the egg donation agencies out there, you would discover that the majority of them are owned by former egg donor recipients, donors, or people who experienced infertility. Thank you for pointing out that shared cycles are a great way of reducing the cost of an egg donation cycle and many agencies (mine included) will help people with arranging a shared cycle. Many clinics have shared donation programs (I believe Shady Grove in MD is actively promoting a shared donation program but almost any clinic will help with this). My agency, and all the others out there, receive a fee for working hard to help families have a baby. We are NOT selling eggs, NO ONE is selling eggs. Selling eggs is illegal, and if you need or want a legal explanation of why egg donation does not involve the "sale" of eggs, shoot me an email and I will put you on the list of people who have requested a copy of my free eBook on Egg Donation. It will be available very soon and it will only be free for a limited time. The eBook discuss virtually every aspect of egg donation from both the donor's and the recipient's viewpoint, including why egg donation is legal and why donors receive compensation. It also discusses shared cycles and how to go about arranging a shared cycle. But please, let's be clear, egg donation agencies are not paid to sell eggs, nor are egg donors selling their eggs. And every person involved in the donation process from the agency to the donor to the doctor's involved, have a shared or common goal: for the recipient parent to have a family. I want to be clear about something from a legal perspective. Egg donation agencies do not “sell” eggs. First of all, it is illegal to sell genetic material. Egg donors receive compensation for their time, effort, pain and suffering. Egg donation agencies charge a fee for their service in locating egg donors and for the services they provide in connection with egg donation process, often that includes matching an egg donor with an infertile person/family. Every agency is different, operates differently and charges different fees so I cannot and will not discuss what agencies do and what they charge. I know my agency will work differently than a lot of other agencies, but my ultimate goal as with all agencies, is to help people build families. I bet if you did a poll of all of the egg donation agencies out there, you would discover that the majority of them are owned by former egg donor recipients, donors, or people who experienced infertility.

Thank you for pointing out that shared cycles are a great way of reducing the cost of an egg donation cycle and many agencies (mine included) will help people with arranging a shared cycle. Many clinics have shared donation programs (I believe Shady Grove in MD is actively promoting a shared donation program but almost any clinic will help with this).

My agency, and all the others out there, receive a fee for working hard to help families have a baby. We are NOT selling eggs, NO ONE is selling eggs. Selling eggs is illegal, and if you need or want a legal explanation of why egg donation does not involve the “sale” of eggs, shoot me an email and I will put you on the list of people who have requested a copy of my free eBook on Egg Donation. It will be available very soon and it will only be free for a limited time. The eBook discuss virtually every aspect of egg donation from both the donor’s and the recipient’s viewpoint, including why egg donation is legal and why donors receive compensation. It also discusses shared cycles and how to go about arranging a shared cycle.

But please, let’s be clear, egg donation agencies are not paid to sell eggs, nor are egg donors selling their eggs. And every person involved in the donation process from the agency to the donor to the doctor’s involved, have a shared or common goal: for the recipient parent to have a family.

]]> By: Denise http://storklawyer.com/blog/2009/11/06/resurfacing-from-all-my-travels-and-i-have-some-news/comment-page-1/#comment-403 Denise Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:04:34 +0000 http://storklawyer.com/?p=249#comment-403 Please, do not call it "Egg donation agency" if you intend to charge for the eggs. It is wrong to call a donation when you ask money. It degrades the very core of what donating and giving mean. Now, if you want to have a true egg donation agency, I can only say praises to you! My suggestion to you though would be to begin a business of matching people to share an IVF cycle. This is done in countries where people cannot afford the IVF (many and many cases in US and I am one of them) and where the egg sale is prohibited. This is a beautiful thing. Two women helping each other to achieve a dream. Way better than the business egg sales done here. Have you thought about it? Please,

do not call it “Egg donation agency” if you intend to charge for the eggs. It is wrong to call a donation when you ask money. It degrades the very core of what donating and giving mean.
Now, if you want to have a true egg donation agency, I can only say praises to you!
My suggestion to you though would be to begin a business of matching people to share an IVF cycle. This is done in countries where people cannot afford the IVF (many and many cases in US and I am one of them) and where the egg sale is prohibited. This is a beautiful thing. Two women helping each other to achieve a dream. Way better than the business egg sales done here. Have you thought about it?

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