Woman Helps Her Sister Have A Baby, But The Sister Wants To Keep The Truth Secret For 18 Years

Across the globe, plenty of people struggling with infertility turn to intra-family gamete donation, a process where someone uses eggs or sperm gifted by a relative. When one woman realized her sister couldn’t conceive, she offered to donate her eggs, and soon, a healthy baby girl was born. Happy to play the role of the aunt, despite being her genetic mother, the woman turned to the internet for advice because of one major snafu — the parents plan to tell the truth to the child only when she turns 18. The woman is now worried about whether this is the right way to go.

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