Noah emailed me THIS ARTICLE that lead to THIS OTHER ARTICLE this morning. Don't bother opening it. I'll sum it up:
Her ex-husband wants the embryos, who are for whatever reason named Emma and Isabella.
A "right-t0-live" lawsuit apparently has been filed on her embryos behalf in the state of Louisiana.
"The new lawsuit contends that Emma and Isabella, by not being born, have been deprived of an inheritance from a trust that has been created for them."
"The suit accuses Vergara of refusing βto allow her daughters Emma and Isabella to continue their development, so they remain frozen in a tank,ββ sources said."
I don't even know where to go from here but I can't help but feel that sensationalized celeb infertility shenanigans don't seem to help our cause and only further creates fear and this sense that there are frozen half formed babies screaming from dark cavernous freezers.
How do we start to normalize IVF and various assisted reproductive and third party procedures? How do we help fertility problems be understood as the medical issues that they are rather than a political or social issue? I understand that there will always be strong feelings around creating life, but when I read stuff like this-- that these embryos should be born so they can get their trust fund money-- I just cringe. It also makes it sounds so easy-- like these babies are like those croissants that come in a tube and all you need to do is pop them into an oven and there you go!
Is it just me who reads stuff like this and goes, "ugh," or should I focus on a possible positive in that a celeb is open about going through IVF and having made frozen embryos? Does that in and of itself help to normalize?
What to do with frozen embryos is a real issue for a lot of people. And it is complicated. But it should also be thought about on the front end of a situation, and what happens to frozen embryos after divorce or separation is definitely one of those front end considerations.
More things to think about I suppose.
Happy Friday everyone. I really appreciate all the comments and connecting through comments and wish everyone luck and they move forward in their "journey." I noticed some folks moving to donor eggs and I send so much positive energy your way!