On 10/26/06, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > (11) "Solely for the purpose of stem cell research" means producing > human blastocysts using in vitro fertilization exclusively for stem > cell research, > but does not include producing any number of human blastocysts for the > purpose of treating human infertility. > > So does this means if you just have to go to a fertility clinic and > make a few extras?
Think it just means you can't say "Hey, i want to do some stem cell research, lets create some embryos!" The embryos must have been created for the purpose of human infertility, which is an abundant practice today. (4) No person may, for valuable consideration, purchase or sell human > blastocysts or eggs for stem cell research or stem cell therapies and > cures. > > (17) "Valuable consideration" means financial gain or advantage, but > does not include reimbursement for reasonable costs incurred in > connection with the removal, processing, disposal, preservation, > quality control, storage, transfer, or donation of human eggs, sperm, > or blastocysts, including lost wages of the donor. Valuable > consideration also does not include the consideration paid to a donor > of human eggs or sperm by a fertilization clinic or sperm bank, as > well as any other consideration expressly allowed by federal law. > So you can PAY donors for there eggs. > I guess. I don't really understand why this bothers some people though. -- "If I had a million dollars, I'd buy you an exotic pet...like a llama, or an emu." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:218497 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
