California Set to Lift Restrictions on Egg Donation

California is set to pass a bill that would allow payments over and above 'direct expenses' to be made to women who donate eggs for research. The bill promises to increase the supply of eggs to scientists studying reproduction, but will not eliminate restrictions on research supported by the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) in San Francisco, a major funder of stem-cell research in the state.  [More]
Source: Scientific American Topic - Biotechnology - Category: Biotechnology Tags: Health,Health,Ethics,More Science,Biotechnology,Biotechnology,Biology,Society & Policy Source Type: news