An illustration of a couple considering in-vitro fertilization, or IVF. (Image: Prazis Images, via Shutterstock)OPINION: For many families, the joys of parenthood are elusive. Infertility affects hundreds of thousands of women in California and millions more across the country.
In vetoing a controversial bill Tuesday night that would have allowed women to receive compensation for egg cells used in research, Gov. Brown wrote, “Not everything in life is for sale nor should it be.”
But while Brown’s pithy, oft-quoted statement indicates that female oocyte cells are one of those things that shouldn’t be for
It’s a complex, emotionally loaded question: What kinds of women sell eggs to infertile couples in California?
For Carol Hogan of the California Catholic Conference, the answer is simple.
“Six-foot blondes with 4.0 GPA’s,” she says. But Hogan has a different picture of the women who might get paid to provide their eggs if Gov.