Can I sell my eggs and sperm for a profit? Part 1
The Briefing11 Aug 2024

Can I sell my eggs and sperm for a profit? Part 1

Selling your sperm or eggs is illegal in Australia, and has been for a long time.

Unlike other parts of the world, where you can make a considerable profit – in some cases up to $10,000 per egg cycle, and hundreds of dollars per sperm donation – in Australia we’re only able to participate in ‘altruistic donation’ of eggs and sperm, meaning donating with no personal profit and in a highly regulated system.

But amidst a cost-of-living crisis and a shortage of donors, should we be rethinking these laws?

In this two-part Briefing feature, Sacha Barbour Gatt explores the value that can be gained in selling a part of yourself for a profit.

In this episode, she’s joined by Senior Research Fellow in Global and Women's Health at Monash University Karin Hammarberg, who has worked in IVF programs for 20 years, to explore what it might look like if we changed the laws in Australia.

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