Freezing eggs in China

[Randy W]

in the People's Daily

 

Frozen eggs give birth to heated debate by celebrities online

 

 

Egg freezing is classified as a supplementary IVF (in vitro fertilization) measure in China and the procedure is only available to married women who must have a valid reproduction permit, as stipulated by the Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation issued by the National Health and Family Planning Commission, the country's top health body.

 

The only exceptions are women with conditions such as premature ovarian failure, or those undergoing chemo therapies. Freezing eggs solely for preserving or extending fertility is illegal, the regulation states.

 

This reproductive technology has become the focus of public discussion partly because 41-year-old Xu Jinglei, a Chinese actress, announced about one month ago that she had frozen nine of her eggs in 2013 to give herself more opportunities of having babies at a later stage.

 

 

 

. . . and the Shanghaiist

 

Actress Xu Jinglei admits freezing her eggs in US, stirring up huge debate about ban in China

 

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[Randy W]

Not to be outdone, there's this lady . . .

 

Cheating death? Elderly writer is the first known Chinese to embrace cryogenics, her head now frozen by lab in Arizona

 

Alcor said it charges 2 million yuan (US$314,205) for whole-body cryonics, a sum far beyond the reach of the Chinese family.

 

After selling their small apartment in Beijing, and with the aid of Du's life savings, they were able to sign up for a programme costing 750,000 yuan that only freezes the head.

 

As they expected fierce resistance from Du over the expenses incurred, the family told her that her body was being donated for the purpose of scientific experiments, said her son-in-law Lu Chen.

 

"Mother said that whether [cryonics] would be able to find a breakthrough in the next 50 years remained a mystery, but that she did not mind her remains being used for experiments,” he was quoted as saying by thepaper.cn.