‘I Had No Other Choice’: Why Women Leave Germany to Have Children | DW News

Germany is one of the last countries in Europe that still bans egg cell donation completely. The health minister has now proposed limited legalization. Will that be enough to satisfy the needs of thousands of infertile women each year?

Chapters:
0:00 Motherhood Made Illegal? Egg Donation in Germany
0:39 How Egg Donation Works: The Medical Process Explained
1:30 When IVF Fails: Why Some Women Have No Other Option
2:02 Why Egg Donation Is Banned Under German Law
3:27 Traveling Abroad for Fertility Treatment
5:54 The Psychological Cost of Infertility and Legal Stigma
6:20 Ethics Debate: Children’s Rights, Women’s Autonomy, State Power
9:44 Political Push to Reform Germany’s Egg Donation Law
11:02 Exploitation or Empowerment? The Donor Dilemma

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