Egg Donors

Will 'Open Adoption' Lead To 'Open Donation'? Should It?

Lisa Belkin | Posted 05.22.2012

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If nearly all domestic adoptions of infants are some degree of "open", isn't it time to make that the norm when it comes to sperm and egg donation, too?

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Same-Sex Custody Battle Could Change Florida Law

AP | By JAMES L. ROSICA | Posted 05.04.2012

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A custody battle in Florida between two lesbians could fuel the growing national debate over the definition of motherhood. It al...

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‘Your Forties Is Not The Time To Think About Getting Pregnant’

Jessica Pearce Rotondi | Posted 04.02.2012

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While her statement about no one having any business getting pregnant in her 40s might sound judgmental, Cross seems to be commenting on her own reality -- a reality many women face.

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Is It An Egg Or A 'Gift'? Inside The Marketing Of Reproductive Donation

HuffingtonPost.com | Katherine Bindley | Posted 11.20.2011

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What really goes on behind the closed doors of sperm banks and other institutions that broker the exchange of reproductive materials for money? Tha...

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Offspring of Egg and Sperm Donors to Benefit From New Law

Tamar Abrams | Posted 09.24.2011

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There are some one million donor-conceived children in the U.S. today; my daughter is one of them. And starting July 22, one state started to improve their access to critical information about their donors.

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Donor Egg Love

Joyce McFadden | Posted 11.17.2011

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I often think about the young woman known in my household as Angel Cate, whose egg made this child possible.

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Confessions of a Documentary Addict: From Peter Gabriel to Egg Donors

Karin Badt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Every year when I come back from the Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival, it's like coming off a drug. Documentaries are a great way to catch up on the world and these days, they're immensely entertaining.

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Sexism and the Price of Eggs

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 11.17.2011

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The most legitimate concern raised by supporters of caps on payments to egg "donors" is that charging fair value might price some would-be parents out of the marketplace.

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Have Debt? Sell Eggs

Campus Overload | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rack up some debt over spring break that you need to pay off? For women attending top universities with high SAT scores, an egg donation could earn yo...

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Human Egg Raffle Sparks Debate

AP | MARIA CHENG | Posted 11.17.2011

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LONDON — An American infertility clinic seeking business in Britain prompted fierce criticism by offering free eggs from a U.S. woman to one par...

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Egg Donation: More Money For Blondes? (VIDEO)

ABC News | Michael Macher | Posted 11.17.2011

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For women, egg donation may be very well be the next get rich quick scheme. That is, if you're genetically well-endowed. Women possessing "favorable a...

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Sperm, Egg Donors Increase During Recession

USA Today | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO Sperm banks and donor agencies say the recession is prompting a surge in calls from people who hope to make money by donating their sperm or e...

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Stem Cell Argument Conveniently Avoids Certain Facts

Nazca Fontes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Why is leaving an embryo languishing in liquid nitrogen considered preserving the sanctity of human life?

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Egg Donation Is On The Rise, Another Sign Of Hard Times

Wall Street Journal | MELINDA BECK | Posted 11.17.2011

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Here's another sign of the tough economic times: Some clinics are reporting a surge in the number of women applying to donate eggs or serve as surroga...

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