Saw an advt in the news papers this morning (July 30, 2015. Mumbai Mirror. Page 5).
While the gist of the matter gave me heart, what bothered me were the
specifications! We use such discretion while selecting marriage partners and
now are doing so for progeny as well!
Yes, being sure about what you get is good,
but such classifications as “fair or wheatish complexion”! What is that for? Shouldn't
the requirement be for a “strong, healthy, ailment free, living a good and
clean lifestyle, intelligent donor?
It takes two sets of people for a baby to
be born. What guarantee that the receiver is as fair or as wheatish as the
donor? What if the receiver is dark and the chromosomes are dominant and
therefore the foetus takes on the dominant characteristics? Will the resulting baby
be disowned because he or she is dark?
Such advts make my blood boil.
Like I said before the fact that people are
advertising openly for egg donors is a sign that now people are more aware, knowledgeable
and are more willing to for in for IVF. They are no longer seeking ONLY divine
intervention, Babaji ki dua or jadibuti ka chamatkar!
I guess there is still a long way to go
before we accept colour, creed and class. However, till we get there, let me
rejoice in the fact that we have atleast woken up. HALLELUJAH!
