Taming egg donors: The Production of the Egg Donation Bioeconomy in Spain

Spain has become the indisputable favourite destination for European fertility patients who face issues to access egg donation treatments in their home countries (Wyns et al. 2021). Egg donors in Spain receive one of the highest rates of financial compensation across Europe (Pennings et al. 2014), yet very little is known of their own experiences on this multibillion-dollar industry. The aim of this research is to identify the social and economic conditions that contribute to women’s decision to ‘donate’ their eggs in exchange for money in Spain in order to place them in the context of deep economic and reproductive inequalities between women across Spain and Europe, informing understandings of the pressures on women’s health in contemporary society.