The Family Research Council had the following interesting report:
Import Imbalance - Human Eggs
Asians are certainly competitive in the world marketplace, but few knew that prowess extended to the fertility industry. New reports suggest that people of Asian decent are the most sought-after source for donor eggs among couples exploring fertility treatments. The Washington Post reports a new shortage of eggs of ethnic origin, citing Asians, in particular, as not keeping pace with demands. Now these same clinics are shamelessly "recruiting" egg donors in a campaign that has become painfully commercial. Defying claims that they are manipulating women, doctors say the donors are compensated for their time and discomfort. What they don't say is that the patients are injected with super-ovulating drugs, which do more than simply increase the quantity of eggs--they also put women at increased risk for ovarian cancer. In the Asian culture, clinics blame the fertility gap on poor marketing and on clinic staff and advertising limited to English. But maybe the shortage of Asian eggs points more to an ethical than a linguistic barrier. Perhaps Asians are not responding to the Western campaign to commodify women.
For more information, see "In Competitive Marketplace, Asian Egg Donors in Demand".
