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November 9, 2023

It’s hard to find a surrogate in Australia. But heading overseas comes with risks

Ezra Kneebone, Monash University; Karin Hammarberg, Monash University, and Kiri Beilby, Monash University

Children born through international surrogacy aren’t protected by Australian laws.

Each donation cycle typically harvests 18-20 eggs that can be used in future IVF treatment. Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo / Alamy Stock Photo

September 28, 2023

Why so many women in Spain are choosing to donate their eggs – The Conversation Weekly podcast

Gemma Ware, The Conversation

Spain is the egg donation capital of Europe. We hear what is driving women to donate in this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Social media ads encourage young women to donate their eggs. Here’s what that process is really like. Medicshots / Alamy Stock Photo

August 17, 2023

Spain is the egg donation capital of Europe – here’s what it’s like to be a donor

Anna Molas, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Independent Social Research Foundation

As part of my research, I interviewed egg donors and doctors and also observed women in fertility clinics to get a better sense of what the process was actually like.

The new storage limits may give people more flexibility when it comes to their fertility treatment. Ekaterina Georgievskaia/ Shutterstock

July 4, 2022

Eggs and sperm can now be stored for up to 55 years – here’s what that means for donors and people seeking fertility treatment

Caroline A B Redhead, University of Manchester; Jackson Kirkman-Brown, University of Birmingham; Leah Gilman, University of Manchester, and Lucy Frith, University of Manchester

Previously, eggs and sperm (gametes) and embryos were typically only stored for a maximum of ten years.

A Canadian politician has announced he plans to introduce a private member’s bill to remove the legal prohibitions on payments to surrogate mothers and to sperm and egg donors. (Shutterstock)

April 2, 2018

Paying surrogates, sperm and egg donors goes against Canadian values

Françoise Baylis, Dalhousie University and Alana Cattapan, University of Saskatchewan

There are sound ethical reasons behind Canada’s decision to ban payment to surrogate mothers and sperm and egg donors in 2004. A new push to remove the restrictions ignores the risks.

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