There is no question that in todays world, appearance matters. Scientific studies have shown that beautiful people have higher salaries, better chances in job interviews, receive more respect by strangers and so on.
That’s maybe one of the reasons why the site BeautifulPeople.com has recently added a community where people can browse for beautiful egg donors.
Of course, some people are upset about this, because it is easy to get upset about the separation between “beautiful” and “ugly” people, but in the end there definitely is a demand for what the website offers.
“It’s a deeply emotional decision and I have given it much thought, giving a couple the gift of a new life and helping in the creation of a loving family is perhaps the most special gift of all.”
“It’s not about just seeking beautiful babies,” she added. “Naturally intelligence, health is the most important, but why can’t you try to secure all the best attributes? Who would not do that for their child?”
Richard Paulson, a fertility expert at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California who practiced reproductive medicine for 25 years, said there was no guarantee of having a beautiful baby.
“Making a decision about one’s future partner, whether it is a marriage partner, or partner for reproduction, on the basis of information posted on a website would be naive at best,” he told AFP.
“I do not consider these types of websites to be dangerous, or threatening, but rather, simply amusing.”
You can read more about the BeautifulPeople egg donor program.
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