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Sen. Deborah Ortiz has abandoned plans to seek a three-year moratorium on multiple egg extractions for embryonic stem cell studies and other research.
Instead, the Sacramento Democrat is seeking to increase the information given to potential egg donors about the possible health risks of hormones used to increase egg production for extraction. Her legislation would also require the state's new stem cell agency to evaluate studies on these health risks and to commission its own research on the subject.
Ortiz said she changed course based on the advice of medical professionals - not because of criticism from her supporters. She said the medical professionals told her not enough was known about the medical risks to justify a moratorium.
"I don't mind criticism," Ortiz said Thursday. "That comes with the job. My barometer is what is the right thing to do, and what is the fair thing to do."
Several patient advocates and researchers, who considered Ortiz to be their champion on embryonic stem cell research, had attacked the senator's proposed moratorium because they believed it would stymie the research.
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Instead, the Sacramento Democrat is seeking to increase the information given to potential egg donors about the possible health risks of hormones used to increase egg production for extraction. Her legislation would also require the state's new stem cell agency to evaluate studies on these health risks and to commission its own research on the subject.
Ortiz said she changed course based on the advice of medical professionals - not because of criticism from her supporters. She said the medical professionals told her not enough was known about the medical risks to justify a moratorium.
"I don't mind criticism," Ortiz said Thursday. "That comes with the job. My barometer is what is the right thing to do, and what is the fair thing to do."
Several patient advocates and researchers, who considered Ortiz to be their champion on embryonic stem cell research, had attacked the senator's proposed moratorium because they believed it would stymie the research.
The...