Your Gamete, Myself response

After reading this article, I had many different feelings and opinions. The whole idea of egg or sperm donation and in vitro fertilization doesn't bother me. I would actually consider donating my eggs if it was to benefit someone else and give them the chance the have a family. I know the Catholic religion is opposed to research related to egg and sperm experimentation. I think that if it can benefit society, why not support research?

I've heard that there are some dangerous aspects of egg donation; possibly inability to have children later in life. I think the best time to donate would be when you have already had kids of your own and don't plan on having any more.

One of the hardest things is when your child finds out that their mother wasn't their birth mother. In the article, the author mentions that she believes that it is the child's rights to know who their real mother is and where they came from. Many kids end up wanting to find their biological mother. I believe it is better to be well informed than to have your past hidden from you. I know that if I was either adopted or came from an egg donor, I would want to meet my mother. This process also allows older women to have the ability of having children. The oldest woman on record was the age of 60 when she became pregnant. Over the years, egg/sperm donation and in vitro fertilization has become increasingly popular. As research furthers, it will only continue to grow.