Third Party Reproduction
Third-party reproduction or donor-assisted reproduction is any human reproduction in which DNA or gestation is provided by a third party or donor other than the one or two parents who will raise the resulting child. This goes beyond the traditional father–mother model, and the third party's involvement is limited to the reproductive process and does not extend into the raising of the child. Third-party reproduction is used by couples unable to reproduce where they would otherwise be unable to do so, by same-sex couples, and by men and women without a partner. Where donor gametes are provided by a donor, the donor will be a biological parent of the resulting child, but in third party reproduction, he or she will not be the caring parent.
Third-party reproduction or donor-assisted reproduction is any human reproduction in which DNA or gestation is provided by a third party or donor other than the one or two parents who will raise the resulting child.
- Donor Sperm:A donor provides sperm in order to father a child for a third-party female.
- Donor Egg:A donor provides ova to a woman or couple in order for the egg to be fertilized and implanted in the recipient woman.
- Surrogacy:An embryo is gestated in a third party's uterus (traditional surrogacy) or a woman is inseminated in order to gestate a child for a third party (straight surrogacy).
Advantages
- Being able to find a third party with a healthy womb, eggs, sperm, or embryos.
- Being able to be involved in the reproductive process
- Having an alternative to adoption that may allow the use of your own genetic material
- A safe, science-backed, and ethical option for when fertility treatments fail