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ISRAEL
Isha L'Isha - Haifa Feminist Center
- Position Paper on Women's Ova Donation
Full Position Paper is Attached.
"The legislation proposal on
ova donation passed its first reading in the Israel Knesset on May 8, 2007. The
law, which was proposed several times in various versions since 2001, creates a
significant change regarding ova donation, as it allows for the extraction of
ova for donation FOR PURPOSES OF FERTILITY TREATMENTS AS WELL AS RESEARCH, FOR
WOMEN WHO ARE NOT UNDERGOING FERTILITY TREATMENT THEMSELVES, AND WHO ARE
UNDERGOING THIS PROCESS SOLELY FOR DONATION.
"Supposedly, the purpose of the
legislation is to alleviate the distress of women who are trying to conceive
and are in need of ova donation(s). In fact, the wording of the law reflects
the success of the medical-scientific lobby, which was seeking to allow ova
donation from non-IVF donors in order to supply ova for therapeutic stem-cell
cloning research.
The extraction of ova is a dangerous
process. The hormonal treatment women undergo prior extraction involves the
risk of ovarian hyper-stimulation, which may result in serious morbidity which
may require hospitalization, and in extreme cases may be fatal. The extraction
process itself involves risks such as hemorrhage and infection....."
IN ORDER TO PROTECT OVA DONOR WOMEN,
AND TO ENSURE THAT WOMEN'S HEALTH IS NOT COMPROMISED, ISHA L'ISHA MAKES A
PROPOSAL FOR THE ISRAEL OVA DONATION LEGISLATION (Proposal Attached.)
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