Considering Embryo Donation or Using a Donated Embryo?
Let our Embryo Donation Lawyer Walk You Through the Process
If you have gone through in-vitro fertilization and you now have as many children as you want, you may have embryos left in storage. If you want to donate the embryos to a couple that cannot have children, contact a surrogacy lawyer to discuss your options for these precious beginnings.
There are many couples who experience the same anguish you did of not being able to have children. Sometimes, these couples are not candidates for in-vitro fertilization, but they can still have children using your donated embryos.
The Process
Once you and your partner (if applicable) make the decision to donate the embryos, a surrogacy attorney such as the attorney at Steven H. Snyder & Associates, will help you through the legal aspect of embryo donation. If you are also considering co-parenting, an embryo donation attorney will also help you with a co-parenting agreement.
You fill out an application and provide your medical and genetic history. There may be other testing involved, depending on the clinic you use. You may even decide which family adopts your embryos.
Embryo Implantation
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, about 31 percent of embryo implants are successful. Not all embryos survive the freezing and thawing process. However, freezing them is often the best hope for the frozen embryos and another infertile couple.
Costs
There are no costs to you for donating your embryos. The adopting family covers all the costs involved. Donors are not paid for their embryos. But, depending on the clinic used, you may request the reimbursement of some of your expenses for the storage of the embryos.
Types of Donations
You can anonymously donate your embryos or you can have an open adoption; this is up to you. You may also elect to have a co-parenting relationship with the adopting couple. If you choose the couple, you can choose based on anonymous or non-anonymous information about the couple. If you choose not to enter into a co-parenting agreement, part of the contract you sign includes a form that relinquishes your rights to the embryos and transfers those rights to the adopting family.
Call an embryo donation attorney at Steven H. Snyder & Associates today for help with your embryo donation legal needs.