ABC News' 'World News Tonight' Examines Emotional Aspects Of Egg Donation Among College-Age Women

Main Category: Fertility
Also Included In: Transplants / Organ Donations;  Women's Health / Gynecology
Article Date: 23 May 2006 - 5:00 PDT

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ABCNews' "World News Tonight" on Friday examined the emotional aspects of egg donation for female college students -- who are the "most desirable market" for fertility clinics because of their age and education -- and the opinions among former egg donors about whether the experience was positive or negative. According to Debora Spar -- a professor at Harvard Business School and author of the book, "The Baby Business: How Money, Science, and Politics Drive the Commerce of Conception" -- women do not think about or are not being counseled about the emotional aspects of donating genetic material. The segment includes comments from a woman who as a college student donated her eggs four times to make money and does not regret her decision, and a woman who as a college student donated her eggs to a family member and now feels she made the wrong choice (Marquez, "World News Tonight," ABCNews, 5/19).

The complete transcript is available online. Video of the segment is available online.

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