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 | 2006-FEB-14: UK: Regulatory change to allow women to donate eggs: The
British government is expected to change the regulations concerning the use of
donated eggs for cloning experiments. Scientists will be able to recruit donors
from among two groups of healthy women: those who are friends or family members
of scientists or of patients with diseases for which therapeutic cloning shows
promise. The latter group would probably include most women in the UK. The
potential donors would have to undergo independent counseling to confirm that
they are acting voluntarily. In the past, only women who were undergoing IVF or other gynecological operations were permitted to donate eggs for research. This has resulted in a shortage of eggs which has slowed therapeutic cloning studies. Those opposed to the change say that it would place women at risk for health problems. In rare cases, the use of medication to stimulate women's ovaries can lead to ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome which, in rare cases, can cause kidney damage.
"So long as women are made fully aware of these and are not put under duress, they should have every opportunity to participate."
"The journal Nature last week described egg donation as an 'unpleasant, invasive process' which can cause 'life-threatening side effects.' How extraordinary then to find the HFEA endorsing donation at a time when scientists are at last acknowledging the significant risks associated with the process." |
References:
- Mark Henderson, "Donor breakthrough for cloning research," Times Online, 2006-FEB-14, at: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/
Copyright © 2006 by Ontario Consultants on
Religious Tolerance
Originally published: 2006-FEB-14
Last updated 2006-FEB-14
Author: Bruce A Robinson
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