The Legal Implications of Using an Egg Donor in Kansas City
If you are planning on becoming a parent through egg donation, it is important to consider the legal issues that need to be addressed. Because having a child is such an important life event, it is essential to obtain legal counsel to help you know and protect your parental rights. Pathways To Parenthood requires intended parents and egg donors to have a legal agreement, that is done anonymously, and adds a layer of protection for intended parents and egg donor.
Depending on the path you use to choose your egg donor, you may not be “required” to consult with an attorney, or have a legal agreement, before a clinic will clear you for treatment. Clinics that have their own egg donor programs or egg banks, use their consent forms as your legal agreement between you and your donor. It is possible the consents may be sufficient to protect your parental rights, but they may not be. The only person qualified to answer that question for you is an attorney with experience in assisted reproductive technology.
Contact Pathways To Parenthood today and let us help you get started in building your family through egg donation, or if you are an interested in being an egg donor, we welcome your application, which can be found here: https://pathwaystoparenthood.com/for-egg-donors/compensation-and-basic-criteria/
Kansas City Surrogate’s Journey: Working with Pathways To Parenthood
My experience with Pathways to Parenthood, from start to finish, was nothing short of amazing. From the beginning of the process I had a strong feeling that Kerry and Tina genuinely cared about me as well as the intended parent. Kerry would call and checkup on me on a regular basis, as well as help me with some of the medical and legal logistics that come with being a surrogate. They handled reimbursement and compensation checks in a very timely manner. They would constantly tell me if I had any questions not to hesitate to call and they would help in any way possible. I can’t say enough good things about this agency. The experience was everything I hoped it would be and more. If I chose to be a surrogate for a second time I will definitely utilize Pathways to Parenthood.
Laura V.
Egg Donation Update: Informing Offspring of Their Conception
The ethics committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine recently updated their position on informing offspring of their conception by usage of donor gametes or embryos.
The ethics committee finds that disclosure to the child of the fact of donor conception, and if available, characteristics of the donor may serve the best interests of offspring. The committee also recognizes that the decision to disclose is a highly personal one about which the parties may have differing values.
The relative benefits of disclosure for parents, donors, and, most significantly, donor-conceived persons are under continued study, but support has grown in recent years for disclosing the fact of donation and allowing access to non-identifying information about donors to offspring who request it.
For more information about disclosure and building and growing your family through egg donation, contact us today at www.pathwaystoparenthood.com.
Kansas City Infertility Awareness 8th Annual Conference
Pathways to Parenthood was happy to be a part of this great community event that took place on Saturday, April 28th at Johnson Count Community College. Our founder, Kerry Christifano spoke to a group of participants on using an egg donor to build their family.
For information on building your family with and egg donor, please look at our website at pathwaystoparenthood.com.