Although gamete donation is often criticized because of the legal and ethical implications
associated with the uses of donated gametes, donors provide recipients with a valuable …

On September 26, 2006, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law
Senate Bill 1260 (" SB 1260"), authored by Democratic State Senator Deborah Ortiz and …

The world has seen the rapid rise of numerous medical technologies that were outside the
realm of possibility just a few decades ago.'These developing technologies, although …

In 2005, the National Research Council (" NRC") commissioned a panel of experts to
provide guidelines to the scientific community for conducting human embryonic stem cell …

In 2009, New York became the first US state to implement a policy permitting researchers to
use public funds to reimburse women who donate oocytes directly and solely to stem cell …

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 …

Background California voters passed Proposition 71 in November 2004 to authorize $3
billion in public funds for stem cell research to be overseen by an administrative body, the …

Given the continued need for human eggs for hESCs, this article analyzes and refutes the
legal theories against compensating research egg donors, contrasts the legal histories of …

Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) is a form of embryonic stem cell research that
requires a ready supply of human eggs.'7 In order to understand the implications of these …

Given the modern technological advances in medicine and the attention given to the strict
regulation of these advances, you may be surprised to learn that the egg donation industry is …