My friend will keep her frozen embryos in the freezer forever. Is there such thing as forever? Would that mean her son and the succeeding generations thereafter need to perpetually pay for the embryo storage? Why pass the embryo safekeeping obligation to the succeeding generations? Definitely, she feels awkward to see the replica or look alike of her sons.
I told her my baby spent his first Christmas in the freezer. Life starts at embryonic stage. Wouldn't she really consider donating the embryos? For sure the snowflakes embryo recipient will be happy and treat the baby as their own. What if the snowflakes recipient gives "her" baby corned beef (unhealthy food loaded with nitrites) every day? She would rather discard the embryos. Why she keeps on paying the storage fee if she does not even have the plan to use them?
Before I did ivf stimulation, the clinic in Hong Kong already presented the possible options to us: 1. Donate to childless couples; 2. Donate for research; I cant recall was there a number 3? 3. Discard the embryo. There was no option to freeze embryos forever!
Back to our corned beef arguement. I represent corned beef as unhealthy environment/ food and lower social standing. Would I let "my" embryo live in that environment? What if one day I meet one of my donated embryo? Why my first born has a better life than his? Ouch.
Let me think it over. What is moral? What is legal?
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