Abstract:
Oocyte donation is a means by which an infertile woman, who cannot produce her own ova, can havea child with the help of IVF and embryo transfer. Since it is a serious matter to donate one's gametesto another, both donor and recipient should be given sufficient information and counselling to enablethem to make an informed choice and, as far as possible, to control the process.Forming a family by means of oocyte donation should also be seen within the broad context of theother various modes of family formation, namely by donor insemination, adoption, surrogacy, etc.The concept of 'the family' is a pluralistic one, as different forms of the family can coexist in oursociety.Family formation by oocyte donation should therefore not be considered to be deviant, or subversiveof the traditional concept of the family.