We were also told that we could not donate the embryos unless we have permission from the donor.
Hi Blizz, Gargy and Tarkine,

If this is something that you strongly believe in, then an option could be to contact the donor (via the clinic) and request permission to donate the embryos. The donor will most likely say Yes.

More information can be found in the NHMRC guidelines. See section 6.14 "Responsibility for gametes and resulting embryos".

"Once fertilisation has taken place, the persons for whom the embryo has been created have responsibility for decision making about its use in their own reproductive treatment and the medical care of the embryo (both before and after implantation into the uterus), storage and disposal."

Also see section 7 "Use of donated embryos".