Payment for Stem Cell Eggs Debated

January 21, 2007 Payment for Stem Cell Eggs Debated (AP)

Dr. Alison Murdoch, left, who heads research and development of stem cells, chats with colleague, Dr Fouzia Mamon, at the NHS Fertility Center at LIFE in Newcastle, England, Dec. 4, 2006. Murdoch also is a professor of reproductive medicine at Newcastle University. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

(AP) -- Say you're a woman who wants to have fertility treatment but can't afford the $5,000 to $6,000 cost. What if you could get it for half-price, by agreeing to donate half the eggs you produce for stem cell research? Interested?

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