Egg Donation Lawyer Theresa Erickson Applauds Passage of Egg Donation Advertisement Statute in California - the First of Its Kind in the United States
"All families are traditional; some just take alternative paths by using surrogacy, egg donation, embryo donation and sperm donation to become a family."


SAN DIEGO, CA, November 25, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Egg Donation Lawyer Theresa M. Erickson applauds Governor Schwarzenegger and Assemblyman Marty Block for enacting a statute that will further protect those women who are donating their eggs for infertile couples, in addition to those protections put in place via Proposition 71 for those donating to research. This law would require an advertisement seeking egg donors associated with the delivery of fertility treatment, including assisted oocyte production, to contain a prescribed notice relating to the potential health risks associated with human egg donation.

The final version of the bill requires that every advertisement include the following information: "Egg donation involves a screening process. Not all potential egg donors are selected. Not all selected egg donors receive the monetary amounts or compensation advertised. As with any medical procedure, there may be risks associated with human egg donation. Before an egg donor agrees to begin the egg donation process, and signs a legally binding contract, she is required to receive specific information on the known risks of egg donation. Consultation with your doctor prior to entering into a donor contract is advised." In fact, Attorney Erickson believes that the law also finally settles the question as to whether a binding legal agreement between the parties is required in addition to the informed consents signed with the fertility clinics due to the specific language that was signed into law on October 11, 2009.

According to the Biopolitical Times, this law is the first of its kind in the United States, and Egg Donation Lawyer Erickson, who has been an egg donor herself, applauds this as a step in the right direction. However, Attorney Erickson insists that more needs to be done to ensure the protection of the parties involved in assisted reproduction technologies, including embryo donation and surrogacy.

Ms Erickson is a globally recognized expert in this specialized area of family formation law. Egg Donation Lawyer Erickson is also involved in this community by volunteering her time for Resolve and the American Fertility Association, while sponsoring events that promote awareness outside of this field. Egg Donation Lawyer Erickson also hosts her own Radio Talk Show at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/surrogacylawyer and is a featured commentator on The Legal Broadcast Network at http://blog.legalbroadcastnetwork.com/theresa-erickson/

About Egg Donation Lawyer Erickson

Erickson Law was founded by Theresa M. Erickson, Esq. in 1999 and has been integral in all aspects of the fertility community and in helping build families through surrogacy, egg donation, embryo donation and sperm donation for couples and individuals across the United States and the World. "All families are traditional; some just take alternative paths by using surrogacy, egg donation, embryo donation and sperm donation to become a family."

See the video interview at http://blog.legalbroadcastnetwork.com/the-lbn-blog/2009/11/23/egg-don ... f-egg.html



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