Monthly Archive: April 2010

Apr
26

Donor ethics consultation

The Nuffield Foundation is running a consultation on the use of human bodies in research, including the use of eggs and sperm.  They are looking for views from the general public, and anyone with an interest in this issue can participate. One of the issues they want to explore is the hot topic of payment …

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Apr
20

Single choice, many lives

A new documentary looks at the growing number of single women having children through sperm donation and other assisted conception techniques. The documentary interviews mothers, donor-conceived children and donors to get an insight into why women make this choice and what it is like being part of an alternative family. It features Wendy and Ryan Kramer, …

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Apr
12

Paying egg and sperm donors

This is the Trust response to last week’s Bionews article on donor payment: Trustees of the National Gamete Donation Trust were interested to read Dr John Parsons’ Comment on introducing payment for altruistic egg donors. In principle we support egg sharing, but are concerned about the discrepancy between what is effectively payment in kind, and …

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