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The online advertisement from a Canadian woman identified only as Beth does not mince words. She has five human embryos to "adopt out," wants $3,700 for them and certifies they are "Grade A" and FDA approved.
"We want them gone ASAP as storage fees are due end of March," Beth writes.
Another Canadian ad on the surrogate mother Web site offers up a price list: $15,000 to $18,000 for carrying someone else's baby to term, $2,500 for egg donation. An Ontario woman promotes her services as a surrogate for $18,000, and tells the National Post she is working on a contract with a U.S. couple.
All appear to be breaking Canadian law, which makes it an offence to buy or sell human eggs, sperm or embryos, or to hire oneself out as a surrogate. It is unlikely, however, that any of those posting ads will face any repercussions for their seeming legal transgressions.
The new federal agency meant to police the fertility industry has been around since late 2006, with an annual budget of $10-million to $12-million. Yet Assisted Human...
"We want them gone ASAP as storage fees are due end of March," Beth writes.
Another Canadian ad on the surrogate mother Web site offers up a price list: $15,000 to $18,000 for carrying someone else's baby to term, $2,500 for egg donation. An Ontario woman promotes her services as a surrogate for $18,000, and tells the National Post she is working on a contract with a U.S. couple.
All appear to be breaking Canadian law, which makes it an offence to buy or sell human eggs, sperm or embryos, or to hire oneself out as a surrogate. It is unlikely, however, that any of those posting ads will face any repercussions for their seeming legal transgressions.
The new federal agency meant to police the fertility industry has been around since late 2006, with an annual budget of $10-million to $12-million. Yet Assisted Human...