On June 11, 2009, the Empire State Stem Cell Board (" Board"), which administers the $600
million in New York State funds allotted to stem cell research, voted to allocate a portion of
those funds to compensate women up to $10,000 for" donating" their eggs for use in stem
cell research.'The Board's decision makes New York the first state to affirmatively allow state
funds to be used to compensate women for providing their eggs for use in stem cell research
beyond mere reimbursement of associated medical and other expenses, 2 and, similarly …