title: Position statement on the provision and procurement of human eggs for stem cell research.
abstract: The nature of compensation for women who donate eggs (oocytes) for research remains a contentious issue internationally. This position paper lays out the arguments for, and discusses the arrangements in which, a modest payment might be ethically justifiable.
authors.affiliation: PEALS (Policy Ethics and Life Sciences) Research Centre, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK. erica.haimes@newcastle.ac.uk
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Haimes
authors.forename: Loane
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Skene
authors.forename: Angela J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ballantyne
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Caulfield
authors.forename: Lawrence S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: Insoo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hyun
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kimmelman
authors.forename: Jason S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Robert
authors.forename: Beth E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Roxland
authors.forename: Christopher T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Jan Helge
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Solbakk
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sugarman
authors.forename: Patrick L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Testa
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009865:Oocytes; D057905:Stem Cell Research / Q000941:ethics*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000941:ethics