Ethical implications and controversy of egg donation

AngelicaQWERTY · 2015-12-05 08:25:04 UTC

Hello! I'm concerned because I want to be an egg donor but some people told me it is not as ethical as it seems. For example, religious views around the world vary regarding this issue and I understand that some of them see it as an unfair or not appropriate way of conceiving a baby. I can understand that today's society has evolved a lot, so these kind of issues are not of general interest anymore, but we are forgetting what nature has given to us "thanks" to these kind of techniques. The worst of it is that money issues are involved, both for the donor and the recipient: while recipients have to pay large amounts of fast money, donors receive huge payments. I think this is becoming crazy and want to know what are the ethics of the egg donation process nowadays, because if it is another type of "service", then I don't want to donate my eggs. Thanks! P. S. I say this without any intention of offending anyone.

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