Do the Donating Parents have any legal rights to the Donor Embryo offspring?
Currently, there are no parental rights of the Donating Parents to the offspring from embryo donation here in the state of Florida. As with blood and other organs, once donated, the donor looses all legal rights to the tissues. It should be noted that the Donating Parents are free to change their mind and request that their Donated Embryos be returned up to the point of the actual thaw and transfer, although this is expected to rarely, if ever, occur. We allow this to encourage patients to consider Embryo Donation, but do not want them to feel that they could not reclaim their embryos should their own children pass away. Once the embryos are transferred to the Embryo Recipient, the Embryo Donors will loose any legal rights to the offspring.
