I have seen a few EAs discuss selling eggs as a way of earning-to-give. If you’re not willing to compensate at market rates, getting a donation may be a bit more difficult, but I don’t expect it to be impossible.
If I were to look for an egg cell donor, I would probably make some sort of a post or Google Doc outlining exactly the type of person you’re looking for, what you’d expect from them, and what you’re willing to compensate. Then sharing it on some EA platforms—I imagine you could generate some leads from Bountied Rationality, LessWrong, some EA Facebook groups (e.g. EA Hangout), maybe local EA groups, and perhaps the Forum.
Hi Marisa. Thank you for your suggestions. I am not generally opposed to compensating the donor financially, but it would be important for me that it is not a “starve-or-donate-your-eggs” kind of decision for her. I would like to know that the donor feels some intrinsic motivation to offer this kind of help. So in sum I could see myself buying egg cells in an ETG-like setting.
Yes, I will have to check how I can best approach this without violating any laws.
I have seen a few EAs discuss selling eggs as a way of earning-to-give. If you’re not willing to compensate at market rates, getting a donation may be a bit more difficult, but I don’t expect it to be impossible.
If I were to look for an egg cell donor, I would probably make some sort of a post or Google Doc outlining exactly the type of person you’re looking for, what you’d expect from them, and what you’re willing to compensate. Then sharing it on some EA platforms—I imagine you could generate some leads from Bountied Rationality, LessWrong, some EA Facebook groups (e.g. EA Hangout), maybe local EA groups, and perhaps the Forum.
You would need to check the legality of this however—this is illegal in at least a few European countries, including the UK and Germany.
Interesting! Didn’t know that.
Hi Marisa. Thank you for your suggestions. I am not generally opposed to compensating the donor financially, but it would be important for me that it is not a “starve-or-donate-your-eggs” kind of decision for her. I would like to know that the donor feels some intrinsic motivation to offer this kind of help. So in sum I could see myself buying egg cells in an ETG-like setting.
Yes, I will have to check how I can best approach this without violating any laws.