Is a fertilized egg a human? Well, a new North Dakota state House measure says it is.
Maybe it's because tax time is looming but I say this is a GREAT idea! That way I could get tax breaks for all of my dependents. In fact, we could do a non-transfer cycle--just create as many fertilized eggs as we can and keep them frozen forever. That way I can claim a couple dozen dependents on my taxes every year . That's easily worth the few hundred bones needed to keep the embryos frozen. Not to mention, when the embryos get past 65 years old they should be able to start collecting their social security benefits. That's sure to come in handy down the line. So far, every time we've transfer an embryo it died and is of no use to anybody and certainly not a financial goldmine!
In other news, Nadya Suleman, evidently, had 6 embryos put back. (Oh yeah, that link is the Suleman octuplet wikipedia page!) Six! She's 33 AND she has a uterus. How is that responsible.
Infertility is something we have to live with and think about every day... Hence the name of our blog: Living Infertility. We decided we need to start documenting our journey of infertility. We've been through the "trying" phase, the IUI phase, the IVF phase, and now we are on to the donor egg phase. Hopefully those who are dealing with infertility and/or those who love somebody who is dealing with it can feel connected. WE ARE NOT ALONE!
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