Payment for Stem Cell Eggs Debated

January 22, 2007

Say you’re a woman who wants to have fertility treatment but can’t afford the $5,000 to $6,000 cost. What if you could get it for half-price, by agreeing to donate half the eggs you produce for stem cell research? Interested? British women may get a crack at that deal in a few months, under a plan pursued by Dr. Alison Murdoch of Newcastle University. (AP)