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As the economy continues to tumble towards depths not seen since in decades, some women are turning to a new source to help increase their income by donating their eggs.
Courtney Smith, 26, is a wine steward at a high-end restaurant. She explained that with the economy hurting her business, she volunteered to donate her eggs, which she did about two years ago when money was very tight.
“I was paid $7,000,” Smith said. “It felt good. I mean, it feels good to have money, and I paid off a student loan”.
Smith was chosen to donate her eggs after submitting information about herself. After she was picked, she took a round of hormones for two weeks to stimulate ovulation. Several weeks later, her eggs were taken out, and she was eventually compensated; in turn, a couple received her eggs…
The agency where Smith registered said they’ve seen the number of women wanting to donate double, and they think it’s wonderful to give someone a child if they can’t produce on their own.
Kathy Benardo, runs an egg donor agency, said, ‘I don’t want people to lose sight that it is a treatment for infertility. Infertility is a disease and this is one of the most effective treatments there are.”
Smith said she has no emotional connection with her eggs. Recently, she was matched with another couple, and may be paid $8,000. She’s just one of many women who may take advantage of such a program to raise money.
It’s her own property, right? Should society interfere with selling eggs?
Re # 14, Greg A: “interesting how sex workers make the same amount of money if they are turning tricks or selling their eggs.”
That statement makes no sense at all. You are saying that sex workers make $7000-$8000 for turning an undefined number of tricks. So?
Plumbers also make make $7000-$8000 for doing an undefined number of jobs. What’s your point?
RE: #15 Greg A: “I wonder if black, brown or yellow women are able to sell their eggs for the premium that white woman are able to?”
Why not look it up and get back to us.
#20–Jim==am I missing something? You post a CONCLUSION disagreeing with me but your entire argument is in agreement.]
If a desire to have a family was the driving force, then on procreation problems, or even without if you come right down to it, ADOPTION is the practical, easiest, cheapest, most compassionate, societal beneficial way to have that family. BUT people spend years, dollars, and emotions to get one or both genetic lines of the parents involved. Explain that as desiring a family instead of wanting to extend your own genes.
Cover that, and we can continue with Introductory Freud==its just that basic.
“Explain that as desiring a family instead of wanting to extend your own genes.”
My last statement wasn’t a conclusion, just some validation to my opinion
My conclusion was and still remains… the inherent desire to extend one’s own genes has nothing to do with ego. Desire to extend one’s own genes and a desire to have a family are one and the same. The drive behind it supersedes any compassion for another persons unwanted children.
“ADOPTION is the practical, easiest, cheapest, most compassionate, societal beneficial way to have that family.” You make it seem that the couple trying to conceive via IVF is responsible for those children. They are not. It would be better for society if those who bear the children kept them, with help if necessary, or they were aborted if unwanted. And also, contrary to what you said, it is neither cheaper or easier to adopt a child over IVF.
#24–Jim==everything I think I know and my understanding of set theory is in error huh?
I have much to learn with your beneficence. I only hope you post here long enough for me to recast my education.
Mustard requests you start with my punctuation.
#25 – Bobo
>>my understanding of set theory
Oh, brother.
Bobbo, my intention was not to make you feel inferior. Sorry about that.
“It’s her own property, right? Should society interfere with selling eggs?”
How about a big Y-E-S! Let’s see, there’s all this moralistic republican backlash about stem cell research. And using stored eggs and sperm for experimental research. And certainly there’s huge objections to people selling babies, like on eBay or something. But for some reason, it suddenly becomes Ok to sell eggs and sperm for others to try and make babies with. Hmmmm. Am I missing some fine distinction here? Why is one Ok, and the other not Ok? Is this some fancy shell game logic? Or other example of a grandfathered industry, like Tobacco, that gets by with its lack of ethics, in selling a product?
So it’s Ok to sell eggs, if you plan on making blue eyed boy who’ll go off to war someday. But just don’t experiment on those eggs to find a cure for the diseases that kills thousands every year. You’re only allowed to make life, NOT save life.
In some states in not legal to marry your own sister or brother, even if you’re both adopted, and not blood related. But all this trafficking in eggs and sperm, complicates things by NOT having any paper trail of who’s related to who. Anyone could easily marry (and having children with) someone whom their parents supplied the reproductive cells of. And never even suspect it, until (perhaps) their children turn out deformed or something. And almost certainly the doctors aren’t going to rat out the system they’re apart of, as the cause of it. The same has also held true for marrying adopted persons. No records are made available to keep one from marrying a close blood relation. That might put a crimp in the adoption business. Another grandfathered institution, that’s out of step with out understanding of genetic diversity.
They could pass a law to force DNA tests and records be kept of adoptees and cell donations. But this could put a crimp in a rack that doctors have profited by for years (mostly males). Donating sperm to pay for Medical School. A paper trail would make it much more difficult to hid their abuse of the system. The clinics should impose donation limits. But I seriously doubt they ever do. Especially for new doctors.
GregA, there’s nothing wrong with white people, or white people wanting white babies. Don’t be an ass.
LOL! I agree with GregA. Although not about the whole race issue. I’ll just throw that out the window, thank-you very much. In these times, is race even an issue anymore? 0.o
However I do think it is selfish not to adopt. I mean you want a kid, and millions are available. What’s so great about having one grow inside you?
I mean seriously, the same thing about abortion. I hate when people go: “millions of would be parents would love to have a beautiful baby” That is selfish!!! There are more than enough children ages 1-17 that need homes. But people want to be the ones to raise them from the get-go. So it is selfish!
With that said, as a student that needs money, I am more than happy to donate. Which I am in the process of doing. Am I a hypocrite? Completely. Do I care? Not a at all!
So I am correct in assuming that all of you who think IVF is selfish and egotistical are fixed, yes? None of you plan on having children of your own because that’s just plain selfish. If yes, then I commend you for picking a position and holding to it. If not, then sit down and mind your own business. Having carried three children, in my own body, I can honestly understand one’s desired to feel that experience. Selfish? Absolutely, anything we chose for our own pleasure is, at some level, selfish.
To answer the question if black, brown or yellow womens eggs are wanted the answer is yes there is actually a high demand for them. I would suggest that you get all the info before you open your mouth. That’s the problem with people now days they think they know it all. Get the facts first…………