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The ad in the back pages of the free Washington, D.C., news weekly was curious enough, warning women that they or their loved ones could suffer from debilitating diseases like Parkinson's or cancer and inviting them to let their eggs "be part of the cure."
But it's had reverberations 2,500 miles away where a debate in California is raging over how scientists can acquire the human eggs critical to stem cell research -- specifically, whether it is ethical or even legal to pay women thousands of dollars to provide them.
The ad in the Jan. 3 issue of The Washington Post Express was identified in a Washington Post story as being for Advanced Cell Technology, a Worcester, Mass.-based company that is soon expected to announce plans to open an office in the Bay Area. Advanced Cell Technology would not confirm or deny placing the ad. It acknowledged it is talking to Washington-area clinics about egg procurement, an issue that's been complicated by Massachusetts' restrictions on payment other than "expenses" for egg donors.
"At this stage we are not soliciting anything...
But it's had reverberations 2,500 miles away where a debate in California is raging over how scientists can acquire the human eggs critical to stem cell research -- specifically, whether it is ethical or even legal to pay women thousands of dollars to provide them.
The ad in the Jan. 3 issue of The Washington Post Express was identified in a Washington Post story as being for Advanced Cell Technology, a Worcester, Mass.-based company that is soon expected to announce plans to open an office in the Bay Area. Advanced Cell Technology would not confirm or deny placing the ad. It acknowledged it is talking to Washington-area clinics about egg procurement, an issue that's been complicated by Massachusetts' restrictions on payment other than "expenses" for egg donors.
"At this stage we are not soliciting anything...