National Organ Transplant Act is BAD for Patients
By Kathleen
According to a press release, “The Senate is debating the bill to fund all the health programs of the federal government. An amendment has been introduced that would add eggs, embryos and stem cell lines to the National Organ Transplant Act. This would mean that there could be no compensation offered for any of these tissues.”
This would make paying egg donors (but curiously not sperm donors?) illegal. It might seem like a noble goal to take money out of this process, but in the end altruism alone will not bring in enough egg donors. We must be honest and realize that egg donors provide a valuable service, and should be compensated for it. If they are not, the pool of donors will be drastically reduced or be pushed underground. Call the capitol switchboard and notify your Senator that you are against this crazy plan: 202-224-3121.
According to a press release, “The Senate is debating the bill to fund all the health programs of the federal government. An amendment has been introduced that would add eggs, embryos and stem cell lines to the National Organ Transplant Act. This would mean that there could be no compensation offered for any of these tissues.”
This would make paying egg donors (but curiously not sperm donors?) illegal. It might seem like a noble goal to take money out of this process, but in the end altruism alone will not bring in enough egg donors. We must be honest and realize that egg donors provide a valuable service, and should be compensated for it. If they are not, the pool of donors will be drastically reduced or be pushed underground. Call the capitol switchboard and notify your Senator that you are against this crazy plan: 202-224-3121.
posted by Kathleen, Contributing Editor at
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