tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10381465.post116676225723407039..comments2009-07-11T08:32:12.843-07:00Wesley J. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087063614354714652wjs@wesleyjsmith.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10381465.post-1166836212788975292006-12-22T17:10:00.000-08:002006-12-22T17:10:00.000-08:00Lauren, I am sorry for your sister.<BR/><BR/>[sarcasm on]<BR/><BR/>But you see, it's IMPOSSIBLE. They swore up and down they wouldn't be exploiting women for their eggs! Besides, even if they do, this is for SCIENCE! Why, those who are opposed to making women sterile for the sake of somatic cell nuclear transfer must be anti-science, like those who think the earth is flat!<BR/><BR/>[sarcasm off]bmmg39http://www.blogger.com/profile/17382940140677570932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10381465.post-1166805825552714712006-12-22T08:43:00.000-08:002006-12-22T08:43:00.000-08:00I am sorry about your sister. And indeed, as the "need" for eggs increases, you can expect aggressive tactics to obtain them--particularly among the destitute in the world. We already see signs that scientists want to be able to buy eggs. If that happens, and when women come to realize the true risk, only the most destitute will line up, particularly in developing nations. We could be facing a whole new form of colonialism.Wesley J. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087063614354714652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10381465.post-1166798167915822652006-12-22T06:36:00.000-08:002006-12-22T06:36:00.000-08:00My sister in law "donated" eggs in College.<BR/><BR/>I don't know the exact details, but it ended in her sterility. <BR/><BR/>I don't think most women realize what the process will be, but are blinded by the large finiancial compensation.<BR/><BR/>I can not even imagine how much more aggressive such tactics may become now that "the future of science" is on the line.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304732124099478044noreply@blogger.com