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It’s been illegal for 10 years in Canada to buy sperm or ova, but Radio-Canada’s investigative program Enquête has learned that some clinics and agencies are helping infertile couples circumvent the law.
Alexis Rainwater, who lives in Missouri, came to Montreal in August to make a special delivery — her eggs.
Rainwater got $6,500 when she delivered them to an infertile Montreal woman, and said the recipient wanted to keep the transaction confidential at all costs.
“She wanted no paper trail that I had gotten paid. So the attorney was wired the money, and the attorney wired the money to me,” Rainwater said.
Canadian law prohibits donors from getting paid for “selling” their eggs, and offenders could face severe penalties.
Anyone who violates the Assisted Human Reproduction Act could be fined up to $500,000 or face 10 years in jail.
The law has led to a shortage of egg donors, and the trend of cross-border trading seems to be expanding to meet the growing demand.
When an Enquête employee called about 30 fertility clinics across Canada, posing as an infertile...
Alexis Rainwater, who lives in Missouri, came to Montreal in August to make a special delivery — her eggs.
Rainwater got $6,500 when she delivered them to an infertile Montreal woman, and said the recipient wanted to keep the transaction confidential at all costs.
“She wanted no paper trail that I had gotten paid. So the attorney was wired the money, and the attorney wired the money to me,” Rainwater said.
Canadian law prohibits donors from getting paid for “selling” their eggs, and offenders could face severe penalties.
Anyone who violates the Assisted Human Reproduction Act could be fined up to $500,000 or face 10 years in jail.
The law has led to a shortage of egg donors, and the trend of cross-border trading seems to be expanding to meet the growing demand.
When an Enquête employee called about 30 fertility clinics across Canada, posing as an infertile...