It is suggested that the benefits of the technique far outweigh any possible objections. Personally, I find myself convinced. It is important to provide women with as many equal opportunity work options as possible. The authors make very good arguments for freezing eggs and using them later in life, when partnerships, finances, and emotions have stabilized. I believe that the article was well written and clearly addresses all the issues and main points. All the new concepts are thoroughly explained via illustrative examples. The authors also provide a myriad of important statistical and research information to underwrite their claims. Indeed, this alone is enough to convince any reader.

The arguments for egg freezing that I find most compelling is the one relating to workplace equality. Although women have had the right to vote for almost a century now, some social attitudes regarding women and childbirth remain. Women who work while the babies are home for example tend to be frowned upon. Furthermore, many women have children at a young age not because they choose to, but rather because they fear being unable to become pregnant later in life. This impacts upon their social and emotional lives. Many women prefer to stay home with their children when they are babies, impacting upon the workforce. Children also place great strain upon relationships and finances when they arrive in the lives of very young couples.

The strongest argument made in favor of children at a later age relate to stability. Career, relationship and financial stability are very important to enable raising healthy and well-adjusted children. Hence the counter-argument against age is rebutted by the stability issue. Those who counter hold that older parents have a detrimental effect upon the children that they raise. They are...

A further argument against age is that older people die sooner and leave their children's lives before the children in question are ready to be without parents. The authors however counter this with the fact of high average ages. Parents who have children in their 40s and 50s for example have a good chance of surviving to see them to adulthood.
Also, the sheer stress upon limited emotional and physical resources has a much greater impact upon younger people than older ones. Older people are established in their emotional and relationship lives. They are much more stable than younger persons, who also have the additional pressure of establishing themselves in the workplace. Young mothers may also experience resentment against their male partners for their ability to continue with their careers, while mothers are forced to take time away from their careers.

With egg freezing, couples have more time to discuss and decide together when the best time would be to have children. One main advantage of this type of fertilization over IVF is the fact that the eggs belong to the mother herself. This makes the chances of carrying the pregnancy to term much greater.

Finally, what the authors call "egg insurance" entails having eggs available in the face of infertility causing conditions such as cancer or premature menopause. Women who are the victims of medical circumstances are then free to still have children should they choose to do so.

I tend to agree wholeheartedly with the authors that none of the counter-arguments presented provide sufficient opposition to cancel the advantages of egg freezing. Indeed, the technology provides women with much wider range of choices than would otherwise be the case. Access to this technology also provides the basis for a much more stable family life. Older people no longer have the work, relationship, or financial stress that younger people often do. Hence families as a whole benefit from a wider choice in terms of pregnancy.

Source

Goold, Imogen & Savulescu, Julian. (2009) In Favour Of Freezing Eggs For Non-Medical Reasons. In Bioethics, Vol. 23 no. 1 pp 47-58.