Why would placing parents choose embryo adoption instead of donation?
if (!isNS4) {document.write(”);} Embryo adoption provides the same safeguards that the traditional adoption process offers. The placing family knows that the family they have chosen to parent their child has been screened for a criminal history and child abuse record, as well as educated about how to parent an adopted child. The placing parents have the peace of mind of having personally selected a family to raise their genetic child. They also have the opportunity to have contact with the adopting family to whatever extent both families are comfortable. The children, full genetic siblings, would also have the opportunity to connect later on if they desired. Couples with remaining embryos are familiar with the physical and emotional struggles of infertility. Couples interest in adopting embryos have often gone through their own cycles of IVF unsuccessfully. In fact, many of the families who have had success with embryo adoption have previously experienced IVF. Infertility is more comm