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Stem-Cell Researchers Can Pay Women for Eggs: NY

State stands alone in controversial decision

Jun 25, 09 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Counter to prevailing policies and scientific guidelines, New York has become the first state to allow publicly funded embryonic stem-cell researchers to pay women for their eggs. It lifts a huge obstacle for research, proponents say, likening it to eggs donated for in-vitro fertilization. But the $10,000 could be... More »

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human embryos • health research • New York state • therapeutic cloning • egg donors • embryonic stem cells

(Newser) - Blood and other bodily fluids are hot sellers these days as donors line up to pocket quick cash in a plunging economy, ABC News reports. Seeing an increase in traffic, blood banks are campaigning to boost it higher, one at Stanford University even offering resumé and job interview advice to... More »

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recession • sperm donors • egg donors • economic downturn • blood bank • blood donor • career counseling

(Newser) - In an unusual sign of the slowing economy, more women are applying to donate eggs or become surrogate mothers at fertility clinics, reports the Wall Street Journal. Surrogates can make about $25,000; while eggs usually sell for $3,000 to $8,000, one agency's ad offers $25,000 for... More »

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motherhood • fertility clinic • surrogates • egg donors • financial crisis

Sperm Donors
May Lose Anonymity 

Kids' rights, health issues push clinics to look at national registry

May 25, 08 7:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The halcyon days of anonymous sperm donation may draw to a close, Newsweek reports, as children's rights and health issues prompt the country’s top three sperm banks to consider a national registry for sperm and egg donors. The list may allow recipients to learn about inherited health risks, and... More »

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in vitro fertilization • American Society for Reproductive Medicine • sperm bank • sperm donors • artificial insemination • egg donors • California Cryobank

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