A legal defense for compensating research egg donors.
Given the continued need for human eggs for hESCs, this article analyzes and refutes the legal theories against compensating research egg donors, contrasts the legal histories of compensating reproductive donors and human subjects with noncompensation for ESC donors, and suggests that limited compensation is legally defensible.
Crockin
Susan L
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Crockin Law & Policy Group, LLC, 29 Crafts Street, Suite 500, Newton, MA 02460, USA. scrockin@crockinlaw.com
D001675:Bioethics; D035881:Compensation and Redress / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D033041:Embryo Research / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010063:Ovum; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*