In the short prose by Cohen, she talked about the market for egg donation and the ethic issue behind these donations. If I also see the ad of wanting a male Yale student sperms, I don’t really think I would consider offering my egg to a complete stranger. Although I might pity the man for being infertile and unable to have kids after so many years, I don’t think I would be sympathetic enough to donate my own genetic information to the man. The compensation may be extremely high. However, I still won’t take it because I know the risk behind these donations. Unlike women, I wouldn’t have to suffer taking birth control pills and inject hormones in my body to produce enough egg for donation. I can simply donate my sperm in probably less than 20 minutes without taking any drugs or prodding a needle in my body to retrieve the egg. I understand that if infertile couples want an egg or sperm, they would prefer to have the best egg and sperm they can find that might bring promising future to their kids. However, I still think the screening process of wanting a Yale student’s egg or sperm may be excessive and unnecessary. Students in Yale and Ivy Leagues tend to have high academic performances. However, as we know, our intelligence is not entirely based on genetics. Instead, it is most likely that nurture plays a bigger role in making someone smart and performing well in academics. In my opinion, sperm and egg donation is some dangerous business that may result in major ethic issue in the future.
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