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Essay / Money is not enough to get an egg - 1171
Do you think the amount you pay shows how much you care? If you spend a lot of money on something, does that mean you really love it your whole life? Maybe in the short term it might be the most valuable item, but it won't last forever, especially for the rich. If a person can afford everything without hesitation or suffering, then he might think that everything is easy to obtain and is not very valuable. Nowadays, many couples are infertile and are looking for egg donors to have children. While some people desperately need eggs, others believe this process is immoral because it involves living beings. Buying and selling the egg is a moral dilemma, and both are equally problematic since they are tied to money. Although some infertile couples actually want to have eggs to have children, it is unethical to sell or buy the egg if the egg is objectified with money and unnecessary qualifications, because donation of eggs requires a huge responsibility. It's a moral dilemma when people focus on the egg. quality because it gives parental irresponsibility by not meeting their expectations of the baby. In Jessica Cohen's article, "Grade A: The Market for a Yale Woman's Eggs," she says that David and Michelle were looking for "an Ivy League donor" who received a minimum SAT score of 1500 and was tall “over five feet five inches”. [and] Jewish heritage” (190). David and Michelle announced in the Yale Daily News that they needed a perfect egg donor for $25,000. They didn't talk about health in their requirements for a good egg, but instead asked about education and appearance. The application on the Egg Donation website is also very long and full of unnecessary questions like "what are my two favorites... middle of paper... fertile people really want to have a baby, they shouldn't be looking for the perfect egg. Money is not the necessary thing to include in egg donation. Egg sellers can donate their eggs without profit only if they want to help infertile people. Egg buyers can get any egg from the donated eggs, so they cannot choose the best egg. The egg is a first step to developing as an embryo. It is a living being that becomes a human. People should treat an egg right because it has the right to be treated equally and valuablely. If people objectify an egg, they don't deserve to have a baby and they can't become good parents. Egg donors also don't deserve money and can't be good donors if they don't treat their eggs properly. Good donors have a responsibility to have a good purpose in donating their eggs. Good parents have the responsibility to care for an egg as a precious living being.