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Why would a woman be denied assistance in conceiving a child because she is too old to donate eggs? The topic of this debate implies there is a correlation between the ability to donate eggs and the appropriate age to conceive children. Upon consideration, that is not likely the case. The age limits for egg donation are set so that the donated eggs are most likely to be viable, and so that complications for the donor are less likely. Complications become more likely with age, and the chance of conception goes down. In fact, it is partly because of this that the topic is raised in the first...