Eggsploitation
Directed by Justin Baird and Jennifer Lahl, this 2010
documentary by The Center for Bioethics and Culture
focuses on the short- and long-term risks of egg donation. Egg donation
is sold to young women as an act of benevolence that, incidentally, will
pay them handsomely. The film details the stories of several young
women whose health was severely and permanently affected by their
experiences as egg donors. The film also features interviews with
experts in medical research and bioethics, whose loudest messages are
the need for serious research into the risks of egg donation, and the
fact that economically vulnerable young women are currently bearing the
burden for the reproductive decisions of older women who can afford to
pay for their eggs.
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