The Untold Truth About IVF, Egg Donation & Surrogacy: Ethics, Health Risks & What Couples Aren't Being Told with Jennifer Lahl

About this episode

Deidre Bloomquist discusses the ethical and health implications of assisted reproductive technologies with bioethicist Jennifer Lahl.

In this thought-provoking and deeply important episode, Deidre sits down with Jennifer Lahl, bioethicist, filmmaker, and founder of the Center for Bioethics and Culture, to discuss the ethical, medical, and long-term implications of assisted reproductive technologies. The global fertility market is approaching $40 billion annually and is projected to nearly double within the next decade. When that much money is at stake, it's worth asking: who benefits from the story being told and who d...

People in this episode

Host: Deidre Bloomquist

Guest: Jennifer Lahl

Topics covered

• IVF
• egg donation
• surrogacy
• bioethics
• health risks
• assisted reproductive technologies

Keywords

• IVF
• egg donation
• surrogacy
• bioethics
• fertility market
• health risks
• assisted reproduction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Center for Bioethics and Culture

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