"Your Gamete, Myself" Response

            My response is in correspondence to the article, “Your Gamete, Myself,” by Peggy Orenstein. In today’s society, several methods have been developed and have been implemented by individuals to conceive children. There are several common ways to conceive children, which include, donor conceived, I.V.F, or naturally. There is controversy over whether children should be conceived by I.V.F. or egg/sperm donors. Although there are arguments to both sides of this issue, I feel that individuals who wish to have children, yet aren’t able to naturally, should be able to use any available means of conceiving. The decision of whether egg/sperm donors or I.V.F. are ethical and moral is ultimately up to the individual who wishes to conceive a child. If these options are available, then individuals have the right to implement these options if so desired. The lifestyle of the child that is conceived by a sperm/egg donor or I.V.F is placed in the hands of the woman and man that have chosen to conceive in one of these methods.  The fact that the child may not be theirs through “blood” is not relevant, nor the issue at hand. The child still belongs to them, is still nurtured by them, is raised and sheltered by them; therefore, they deserve the title of “parents” to that child. It is not the job of society to judge those that conceive children through these methods. I feel that men and women, whom wish to have a child to love, raise, and nurture, must be free to welcome any options that may provide them with such an amazing opportunity, and society should not pass judgment on them by any means.