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The Dark Side of Egg Donation
Few people are aware of how women are put at risk and their bodies commodified by the various procedures of third-party reproduction. How much do you know about “Big Feritily” and their aggressive business model that targets younger women?
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Results
#1. According to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), how many times can a woman donate her eggs in her lifetime?
For the wellbeing of donors, ASRM has placed a limit of going through the egg retrieval procedure six times in a woman’s life.
#2. What is the typical financial compensation for an egg donation in the United States?
First time egg donors in the United States typically make around $5000, and can make even more than that in later retrievals.
#3. Which two groups are most at risk for exploitation in egg donation operations?
Select all that apply:
Women in financially vulnerable situations, including college students, are particularly at risk for exploitation in egg donation operations. Their financial need makes them more susceptible to trafficking and exploitation. They may be coerced into donating their eggs by family for financial gain and they are more likely to donate their eggs without knowing all of the risks associated with the process. The people buying their eggs are often wealthy couples, so there is a power imbalance between the buyers and the donors.
#4. What potential health risks are associated with egg retrieval?
There are many adverse risks that can be linked back to egg retrieval. The process of egg retrieval is lengthy, and many aspects of the process can go wrong, leading to short term and long term health issues. There are even more risks associated with Lupron, the drug used during the first step of the egg retrieval process. Lupron isn’t even FDA approved to be used in fertility treatments.
The long term effects of egg retrieval are still being studied, but anecdotal evidence may suggest a link between the hormones used to stimulate egg retrieval and cancer. Maggie Eastman, who donated her eggs nine times (over the six-time donation limit), was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer shortly after her final donation. She had no history of cancer in her family and was much younger than the median age for developing breast cancer.
#5. In what country was an illegal “human egg farm” unearthed in February of 2025?
Financially desperate women from Thailand were offered jobs as surrogates in Georgia. After arriving in Georgia, their passports were taken from them and they were brought to a compound holding 100 other women. They did not become surrogates, but instead they were forced to undergo monthly egg retrieval procedures. The gang holding them hostage then sold their eggs to wealthy couples, and the desperate Thai women were not allowed to leave unless they could pay a large ransom.
#6. Bonus question from last time: Which model bill, introduced in 2025, proposes increased government oversight of homeschooling to ensure child safety, potentially expanding governmental authority over homeschooling families?
“A model bill is a legislative template that an organization releases publicly to try influencing legislation in that direction. While model bills are rarely adopted as is, legislators often insert portions of them into actual legislation. They can also be used to push an idea in the media and the national narrative.” The “Make Homeschool Safe Act” (MHSA) as currently proposed, restricts homeschool families heavily and takes away parental autonomy in various areas of the schooling experience.