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Donating eggs for research |
16 May 2006 |
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Last week the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority started a public consultation, on the question of whether to allow women to donate their eggs for use in research on purely altruistic grounds. At the moment, most eggs used in research come from women who are already undergoing IVF. But concerns about the ethics of egg donation for research have been highlighted in particular by the Korean cloning experiment, where it emerged that many donors, some of whom were junior members of staff, had not been made fully aware of the risks.
Jenni discusses whether the risks involved in egg donation - including hyper-stimulation of the ovaries - can be justified for the purposes of research. She is joined by Professor Donna Dickenson, Professor of Medical Ethics and Humanities at Birkbeck College, University of London and Professor Ann McClaren from the Wellcome Trust Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute at Cambridge University, a former member of the HFEA for 10 years and a fellow of the Royal Society.
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