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Comment
. 1997 Apr;23(2):93-5.
doi: 10.1136/jme.23.2.93.

Procuring gametes for research and therapy: the argument for unisex altruism--a response to Donald Evans

D L Dickenson  1
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Comment

Procuring gametes for research and therapy: the argument for unisex altruism--a response to Donald Evans

D L Dickenson. J Med Ethics. 1997 Apr.

Abstract

There has been a troublesome anomaly in the UK between cash payment to men for sperm donation and the effective assumption that women will pay to donate eggs. Some commentators, including Donald Evans in this journal, have argued that the anomaly should be resolved by treating women on the same terms as men. But this argument ignores important difficulties about property in the body, particularly in relation to gametes. There are good reasons for thinking that the contract model and payment for gametes are both inappropriate, and that a model based on altruism should be applied to both sexes.

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  • Commerce and medical ethics.
    Gillon R. Gillon R. J Med Ethics. 1997 Apr;23(2):67-8. doi: 10.1136/jme.23.2.67. J Med Ethics. 1997. PMID: 9134483 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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