Family ties: Part one - Australia’s biggest fertility dilemma | 60 Minutes Australia

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What do couples do when they complete IVF treatment without using all their embryos? Destroy the leftover ones? Or donate them to other want-to-be parents? Allison Langdon reports that while embryo donation can be the most generous gift of all, it also comes with risks, and one very tough question: just what are the implications of giving your unborn child to a complete stranger?

Reporter: Allison Langdon
Producer: Laura Sparkes

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