Egg Donation - Fertility Tratment and Embryo Research

The UK 's regulator on fertility treatment and embryo research - the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) - recently agreed to allow payment for women to donate their eggs for research.  This raises concerns about exploitation of women - especially poor women - for their eggs.

 

Women will be paid to donate eggs for science - The Observer in London

 

Altruistic Egg Donation 'Allowed' - BBC

 

Row Over Cash for Women Donating Eggs - The Guardian: London

 

British fertility specialist discusses payment for eggs - BBC

 

Increase in Egg Donors Raises Concerns - Boston Globe

 

Fertility Research Drugs Put Egg Donors At Risk - Daily Telegraph

 

Egg Donation for IVF and Stem Cell Research: Time to Weigh the Risks to Women's Health - Judy Norsegian (Our Bodies Ourselves)

 

Diane Beeson testimony before U.S. Congress on egg donation - 70.0k pdf

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