Does the adopting family help with any of the fees incurred by the donating family in creating the embryos?
if (!isNS4) {document.write(”);} Typically, adopting families do not reimburse the donor for any expenses that accrued prior to having been matched with a donating family. Adopting families do often reimburse donating families for any expenses incurred after they are matched. This includes storage and shipping fees, legal costs, and any fees associated with medical or psychological screening. These may be included in the overall program fee if done through an agency. Any sort of direct compensation for the embryos themselves is under the legal jurisdiction of each state, and interested parties should seek legal advice to determine the applicable laws in their states. In general, such payments are not recommended by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) or the American Medical Association (AMA) on ethical grounds. Once donating and adopting families have selected one another, the embryos are shipped to the adopting family’s clinic, where the adopting family then becomes
