by Fran Eaton
Maybe that headline's a little too raw, but it's what's happening.
Beautiful and smart college age women are being lured by university paper ads into donating their eggs for up to $25,000, USA Today writes. This phenomenon is exploding with the need for fertilized eggs to be used in embryonic stem cell research. From the story:
The pressure on college students — the most coveted donors — is likely to grow. A sharp increase in embryonic stem-cell research programs across the USA in the past year created a new market for more donors as scientists use eggs to find medical cures.
While Governor Rod Blagojevich bulldozes his Institute for Regenerative Medicine onto the taxpayers of Illinois' strained backs, Thursday's edition of USA Today reveals what is coming as a result of live embryo experimentation: the exploitation of women.
A cornerstone of Governor Blago's FY 2007 budget is increasing funding to his Executive Ordered- Institute for Regenerative Medicine up to $25 million this year.
The Senate Republicans are united against public funding of embryonic stem cell research. Where are the House Republicans on this?
Are those Democrats and Republicans promoting embryonic stem cell research promoting the exploitation of women?
