Imagine that you could pick who or what your child looked like. Sounds like a fantasy or a horror story, depending on your perspective. But, it's not far fetched. California Cryobank is a 30-year-old fertility business. In an effort to be hip, and meet the needs of the NOW generation, they have announced a new program. It's called "Donor-Look-A-Like".
In California sperm donors, by law, must remain anonymous. But, being the insightful people they are, they conceived (that's a double entendre) a way to make choosing the sperm women want for their children, easier and certainly more palatable.
How does it work? The potential mother can search by hair color, eye color, height, weight, ancestry, level of education, area of education and last but not least, religion. Wow! Hmmm. I wonder if the company provides this information to increase sperm sales, or if they're just interested in America becoming beautiful.
The reproductive assistance industry is unregulated. We know this from Octomom. I wonder how her eight babies are fairing? I hope well. But, I'm not so sure. Hopefully this so called industry has recognized, that it is not in the best interest of women, babies or society, to have a single mom implanted with and produce 8 babies. IVF clinics have the freedom to conceive or kill embryos for any reason. Sex-selection and traits dominate business.
We may be writing this blog a bit too flip. Babies are important. IVF and Donor Look-A-Like programs cheapen our society. They make children a commodity. If you don't fit the beauty picture, or the sex that your parent may want, then you're expendable.
Recent studies on donor conceived children found they were more likely to be delinquent or have substance abuse problems. If society really cared for its' children, it would protect them from a business whose only interest is the bottom line.
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