Ethics of Selling Eggs for Stem Cell Research

David Albertini, PhD
Kansas University Medical Center

Nancy Howell, PhD
St. Paul School of Theology

18 minutes 4 seconds

The state of New York has decided to pay women for donating eggs for stem cell research. What are the scientific implications of such a move? What are the ethical considerations?

David Albertini of the University of Kansas Medical Center and Nancy Howell of the Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City discuss the issue in this edition of The Bioethics Channel.

Links:

Ethics of Selling Eggs for Stem Cell Research, The Bioethics Channel, September 4, 2009

What happens to extra embryos after IVF?, CNN, September 1, 2009