Tennessee Mom Places Facebook Embryos Adoption Ad

Tennessee mom Angel Watts turned to Facebook to locate her six unused embryos. Watts, 45, spent thousands of dollars on in vitro fertilization procedures in an effort to conceive a baby. She ultimately gave birth to two sets of twins, now ages 3 and 16-months-old.

The parents wishing to adopt embryos have to meet a specific set of terms established by Angel Watts. The Tennessee mom wants her children to have a relationship with their siblings. The Facebook embryos advertisement also notes that the six unused embryos will be donated — there will be no money or other inducements accepted for the gift of life.

Angel Watts children currently include 3-year-old twins Alexander and Shelby and 16-month-old twins Charles and Angelina. The Facebook embryos adoption posting states that the couple chosen must be financially able of supporting six children.

The Tennessee mom’s Facebook embryo adoption posts notes among the requirements for the six unused embryos. For example, the parents must be engaged in a “steady, loving relationship” and have a “strong Christian background” as well as being in overall good health and have “roots” in Tennessee. Angel Watts and her husband, Jeff, are Mount Juliet natives. The Watts family, Jeff, Angel, and the sets of twins, all must be allowed to bond with the children that are spawned from the embryos.

The six unused embryos must be conceived not too far apart in age; ideally they are to be used over a six-year window, the Tennessee stipulated in the Facebook adoption ad. The six unused embryos belonging to Angel Watts are stored at the National Embryo Donation Center in Knoxville.

“We come with good news for someone out there,” her Facebook post begins. “We are seeking a couple in the area who has roots in TN [Tennessee] who is having issues with infertility who are otherwise health and will need IVF in order to start a family. We have 6 good quality frozen six day old embryos to donate to an amazing family who wants a large family. Our embryos have been placed with a placement agency, however we are trying to assist them in finding these babies their forever home. It would be very nice if there is no super huge age gap between the siblings and we don’t want them to be frozen 20 years from now.”

During an interview with USA Today, the Tennessee mom said that the embryos were initially donated by a 20-year-old woman. Watts also stated that she decided to use Facebook to advertise the six unused embryos for adoption after reading about “ill-fated donor-conceived children.” She said some of the children were left feeling discarded due to donor anonymity and science, and did not have any chance to know where they came from. Watts is unable to carry the six unused embryos due to both her health and age.

Here an excerpt from the Facebook embryos adoption ad.

“The problem we are running into is that not many couples want all six embryo’s because they don’t want six kids. We don’t want the siblings split up more than they already are and am seeking the needle in the haystack of that special couple who wants a large family and can afford it. We are seeking open communication and meetings so siblings grow up to know each other. I’m unsure as to how the meetings would go, but I assume a playground, zoo, yours or my church could be options. I’m thinking perhaps once a year or every few years to meet up. If your thinking about more than that, it is very adventurous of you, but once you get more than one set, you might rethink it. It is a blessing to have a lot of children but a lot of work. We are easy going as far as meetings. Come hang out with us anytime. Come to church with us anytime. If we are doing something on a date your available, we will just include you all in if your up for it. Because of this, we prefer a couple who has roots in the TN area and that lives within a 5 hour drive of Nashville. We live about 30 mins outside of Nashville.

This may seem like a crazy place to find a family, but infertility couples don’t walk around with signs on them, and often they don’t talk to others about it. I’m searching wide and low, under every rock and crevice for this forever family. I am not some crazy person being tricky to get money. There is no money exchange from me or to me.”

What do you think about the Tennessee mom turning to Facebook for embryo adoption help?