Switched at Conception
Switched at Conception
'I question everything'
While the FDA approves the medicines and devices used in infertility procedures, the legal system has yet to catch up with the technology, says Blum. The ownership of stored eggs and embryos wasn't established in California until after the Irvine case, when the state passed a law that made mishandling of eggs or embryos a felony. In many states, there are no such laws.
"I don't want these laws to be so restrictive, people can't get the procedures," says Blum. But she would like them tough enough to prevent another Irvine-type incident.
Gora recommends that other couples considering IVF be especially careful. "If I had heard my story before getting the procedure, I would have approached it all differently," she says. "I would have asked more questions, not put the doctors up on pedestals, and never let those eggs out
of my sight."
Today, Gora is remarried and relies heavily on her faith to see her through the knowledge that she may have children she will never meet.
"I know that ultimately God is in control, not the doctors at Irvine," she says. "Maybe that woman needed a baby more than I did. Maybe I needed to tell this story. I don't know why. But I believe everything happens for a reason."
Michele Bloomquist is a freelance writer based in Brush Prairie, Wash. She writes frequently about consumer health.
Switched at Conception
'I question everything'
Laws still catching up
While the FDA approves the medicines and devices used in infertility procedures, the legal system has yet to catch up with the technology, says Blum. The ownership of stored eggs and embryos wasn't established in California until after the Irvine case, when the state passed a law that made mishandling of eggs or embryos a felony. In many states, there are no such laws.
"I don't want these laws to be so restrictive, people can't get the procedures," says Blum. But she would like them tough enough to prevent another Irvine-type incident.
Gora recommends that other couples considering IVF be especially careful. "If I had heard my story before getting the procedure, I would have approached it all differently," she says. "I would have asked more questions, not put the doctors up on pedestals, and never let those eggs out
of my sight."
Today, Gora is remarried and relies heavily on her faith to see her through the knowledge that she may have children she will never meet.
"I know that ultimately God is in control, not the doctors at Irvine," she says. "Maybe that woman needed a baby more than I did. Maybe I needed to tell this story. I don't know why. But I believe everything happens for a reason."
Michele Bloomquist is a freelance writer based in Brush Prairie, Wash. She writes frequently about consumer health.
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