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Woman seeks Oxbridge egg donor for a clever baby
Anna Davis5 Dec 2008
A London woman who wants an "intellectual baby" is advertising for an egg donor from Oxford or Cambridge.
Sally Adams, who is single and from Hampstead, has put adverts in newspapers in both cities asking for women under the age of 32 to come forward.
Miss Adams, an Oxford graduate in her fifties, has already spent 10 years and more than £15,000 trying to get pregnant with IVF and sperm donors.
She said: "Oxford and Cambridge are the seat of people who are both academic and intellectual and also often very altruistic. I'm looking for someone who is educated, intellectual and possibly with connections with the colleges."
Medical experts criticised the attempt. Dr Magdy Asaad, clinical director of the London Fertility Centre, said: "There is no guarantee that an egg from an Oxbridge graduate will result in an intelligent child A lot of it is to do with how people raise the child."
Reader views (10)
Intelligence is innate and so definitely inherited. Knowledge is acquired (er, or not!) and so is a result of upbringing and education. She knows you can't make a smart kid out of a stupid one, so might as well start off with a good chance of lots of brainy potential.
- Lisa, London, 08/12/2008 11:06
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As George Bernard Shaw said, when similarly propositioned, "But Madam, what if the child inherits MY looks and YOUR brains?"
- Len, London, 07/12/2008 11:54
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Sometimes nature does things for a reason. In her case it's obvious. Maybe she should just upgrade her computer and start a relationship with that instead?
- Alan, Brighton, 06/12/2008 22:59
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This women needs a life, that is ridiculous, now what happens if this idiot women has a child of normal or lesser intelligence, will she get rid of it. You can not plan what you get, stupid women is looking for an ego not a child. Sounds to me like she is trying to trap someone with a name already. Just be happy that you will have a healthy child, this is much more important to worry about. Better still stay childless!
- Ummmm, Florida, 06/12/2008 03:09
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A tall order.
Regardless of the gene pool - it is highly unlikely that the control freakish aspects of the mother's character will enable her to nurture a talented and creative thinker.
- Cr, Kent, UK, 06/12/2008 00:19
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Clever babies are very dangerous things. They don't want to potty-train, won't eat their greens and refuse to do their homework. And I understand
Llewis carroll never managed to grow up.
- Keith Price, Luton, England, 05/12/2008 17:04
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This will not be a biological child anyway, both mother and father will be unknown, Miss Adams will just carry the child and in doing so, given her age, risk it's development and chances of going making it to full term. If she's so intent on raising a genius why not adopt an older child, at least that way she can check its school report first!
- Js, London, 05/12/2008 15:34
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In this new age it is absurd to claim that local born and raised child represent the intelligence of that point.Albert Eistein and newton musnt hear this news otherwise they will not be rest in the peace.
- Ilyas Orhanli, England, 05/12/2008 14:18
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The egg and sperm donors can be the most educated people in the world but this does not mean the child will be so. Any child, regardless of its genetics has the ability; however, if the enviroment is poor, then the childs development will suffer. We are all products of enviroment.
Judging by this womans persuits I feel dorry for this child should it ever be conceived. The pressure to do well will cause nothing but issues later in life.
For gods sake adopt and give a child a loving home and stop being so selfish. If we start to have designer babies then this is one world I no longer wish to live in.
Whats next, blue eyes and blonde hair. Have we not been here before with the aryan race ideology.
- Si, West Midlands, 05/12/2008 11:36
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While I wish Miss. Adams the best of luck with her egg donor search, why does she feel the need to have a biological child? Surely those 10 years and £15,000 she has spent could have gone towards looking after an adopted child? I'm not trying to be difficult, I'm genuinely interested.
- S-M Hearmon, London, UK, 05/12/2008 09:19
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