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This chapter looks at how reproductive bioeconomies in Spain work by looking at them through the lenses of egg donation. IVF treatments with donated eggs are quickly growing within Spanish IVF landscape, both for national and international patients . This paper draws on interviews with professionals of private clinics working with egg donation and argues that it is a socio-technical practice that operates through the transference of reproductive capacity from some women towards others. In this sense, egg donation should not be looked at as yet another assisted reproduction technique but rather addressed locating in the center both donors and the reproductive capacity of eggs themselves. In this sense, we argue that the focus on donor’s motivations is used to locate these acts as moral rather than economic ones, even though economic compensation is not only offered but also regarded as a clear need in so as to have potential donors .
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Lafuente Funes, S. (2017). Egg Donation in the Making: Gender, Selection and (In)Visibilities in the Spanish Bioeconomy of Reproduction. In: Pavone, V., Goven, J. (eds) Bioeconomies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55651-2_11
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