Egg Donor Protection Law is Up
The California Stem Cell Report blog, the best source of up to the minute stuff about the gazillion shifts in California's sands where stem cell money and research are concerned, reports that the Ortiz bill has been signed, which essentially means there will be real and significant limits on compensation of women with regard to egg donation. It's driven me nuts forever, this preposterous reluctance of IVF and research groups to put a lid on the payments to donors. But it is what it is. Except, now, in Cali.
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It doesn't apply to Prop. 71 $. Eggs for cloning research using the billions in borrowed bucks are controlled by the initiative's terms. I think that, for now, the CIRM has also banned egg purchasing, but that may be subject to change, as I don't think it was mandated by the law. Not quite sure how that works.
I am noticing the natives getting restless, though. The LA Times ran a big piece a few weeks ago about cloning researchers grousing that their experiments are being hindered by an egg shortage. Look for the egg sale bans to be on the chopping block before very long.
- by Wesley J. Smith on Sep 27, 2006 at 11:58 PM | link
I am a fertility specialist who does IVF and egg donation. There are countries in the world where compensation is not allowed and women still donate eggs. Unknown how it will sort out here. In NY up to $7500-8500 on average
- by Steven Palter, MD on Oct 6, 2006 at 1:00 AM | link