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Category: How Much for a Dozen Human Eggs? New guidelines for embryonic stem-cell research say women should not be paid for giving up their eggs. But doesn't that hard work deserve compensation? By Kristen Philipkoski. Reproductive technologies have a long history of freedom from government regulation in the United States, but that record could now face a setback thanks to new embryonic stem-cell research guidelines released this week.
The recommended prohibition contrasts with the vibrant commercial market already established for human eggs in reproductive medicine. For baby-making, women are now paid handsomely -- in some cases $15,000 or more -- for selling eggs to an infertile couple. And sperm banks routinely pay men from $65 to $500 for their sperm depending on how much is donated and whether the sperm owner releases his identity. ...
Source: Wired News
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