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Many critics of the publicly funded California Institute for Regenerative Medicine have fixated on conflicts of interest that plague the state stem-cell institute's board. But a lack of constructive conflict and public deliberation over some fundamental bio-political questions poses a far greater concern.
For example: Should biotech companies who obtain CIRM grants pay sufficient royalties to the state so future therapies are affordable to low-income residents? Or will such a requirement discourage the private sector from developing treatments?
Should institutions pay women who supply their eggs for research? Or could compensation induce women of modest means to undergo the risky procedure for egg extraction?
Read more: http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Should-researchers-pay-for-women-s-eggs-4407876.php#ixzz2PWVMzAYr
For example: Should biotech companies who obtain CIRM grants pay sufficient royalties to the state so future therapies are affordable to low-income residents? Or will such a requirement discourage the private sector from developing treatments?
Should institutions pay women who supply their eggs for research? Or could compensation induce women of modest means to undergo the risky procedure for egg extraction?
Read more: http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Should-researchers-pay-for-women-s-eggs-4407876.php#ixzz2PWVMzAYr