San Diego & Los Angeles, CA October 27, 2009 – Egg Donation Lawyer Theresa M. Erickson applauds Governor Schwarzenegger and Assemblyman Marty Block for enacting a statute that will further protect those women who are donating their eggs for infertile couples, in addition to those protections put in place via Proposition 71 for those donating to research.  This law would require an advertisement seeking egg donors associated with the delivery of fertility treatment, including assisted oocyte production, to contain a prescribed notice relating to the potential health risks associated with human egg donation.

The final version of the bill requires that every advertisement include the following information: “Egg donation involves a screening process. Not all potential egg donors are selected. Not all selected egg donors receive the monetary amounts or compensation advertised. As with any medical procedure, there may be risks associated with human egg donation.  Before an egg donor agrees to begin the egg donation process, and signs a legally binding contract, she is required to receive specific information on the known risks of egg donation. Consultation with your doctor prior to entering into a donor contract is advised.”  In fact, Attorney Erickson believes that the law also finally settles the question as to whether a binding legal agreement between the parties is required in addition to the informed consents signed with the fertility clinics due to the specific language that was signed into law on October 11, 2009. 

According to the Biopolitical Times, this law is the first of its kind in the United States, and Egg Donation Lawyer Erickson, who has been an egg donor herself, applauds this as a step in the right direction.   However, Attorney Erickson insists that more needs to be done to ensure the protection of the parties involved in assisted reproduction technologies, including embryo donation and surrogacy. 

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