Tuesday, June 3, 2014

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 donation may be done openly or anonymously. In the later, the parties in the donation disclose who they are to each other and may even establish a bond. In most instances however, only limited information is provided to the two parties. Any information that may compromise the privacy of the parties such as their name and homes is withheld.

Debate whether this process should be referred to as embryo adoption or donation holds no much waters and in most cases the two words can be used interchangeably. The two denote the process of transferring embryos from a donor to a recipient and both involve a strictly monitored clinical process. The debate is mostly based on the nature of relationship between the donor and the recipient, which denotes an open or anonymous relationship.

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.

This latest scientific development in medicine is fast gaining ground.Research indicates that the number of people who have successfully undergone the embryo transfer program has significantly increased in recent past.This clearly shows that this science has been embraced by society and more so people with fertility problems.




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