Egg Donation Threatened

jmjrl · 10-23-2007, 07:04 AM

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Egg donation threatened

Oct. 22, 2007
in this issue

* Censor ** Censor ** Censor ** Censor ** Censor ** Censor * received notice from ASRM
(American Society for Reproductive Medicine)

Egg Donation Threatened by Senate Amendment

Call Your Senator Now to Urge Vote
Against Amendment 3389 from Senator DeMint

Egg Donation Threatened - Please take the time to call your Senator Today!

The Senate is debating the bill to fund all the health programs of the federal government, An amendment has been introduced that would add eggs, embryos and stem cell lines to the National Organ Transplant Act. This would mean that there could be no compensation offered for any of these tissues. Thus, compensation for egg donors would be illegal. As you know this procedure is very invasive and compensation for time and effort, pain etc., is necessary. This amendment would virtually stop egg donation.

Please call your Senator today and tell them if they care about infertility patients they will not include this amendment. Please urge them to vote against amendment 3389 from Senator DeMint to the Labor-H funding bill.

You may reach your Senators through the Capitol Switchboard- 202-224-3121.
FAX them too. Written communication in the form of a FAX can be powerful.

E-mail contact information for your Senators can be found at http://www.senate.gov/general/contac...nators_cfm.cfm .

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**BC-tnahope** · 10-23-2007, 11:29 AM

I just got this email and wrote my senators.

kellyrn · 10-23-2007, 12:06 PM

Me too.

10-23-2007, 04:16 PM

Ditto!!!
In particular, I noted that sperm donation isn't included in this amendment. Why regulate donation of one kind of gamete and not another? The double standard makes the idea of the whole thing suspect; once again the govt is trying to control women's bodies!

10-23-2007, 07:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
jmjrl Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 3,031	Egg Donation Threatened * Censor Censor Censor Censor Censor ** Censor * Inc ----- URGENT Bulletin Egg donation threatened Oct. 22, 2007 in this issue * Censor Censor Censor Censor Censor ** Censor * received notice from ASRM (American Society for Reproductive Medicine) Egg Donation Threatened by Senate Amendment Call Your Senator Now to Urge Vote Against Amendment 3389 from Senator DeMint Egg Donation Threatened - Please take the time to call your Senator Today! The Senate is debating the bill to fund all the health programs of the federal government, An amendment has been introduced that would add eggs, embryos and stem cell lines to the National Organ Transplant Act. This would mean that there could be no compensation offered for any of these tissues. Thus, compensation for egg donors would be illegal. As you know this procedure is very invasive and compensation for time and effort, pain etc., is necessary. This amendment would virtually stop egg donation. Please call your Senator today and tell them if they care about infertility patients they will not include this amendment. Please urge them to vote against amendment 3389 from Senator DeMint to the Labor-H funding bill. You may reach your Senators through the Capitol Switchboard- 202-224-3121. FAX them too. Written communication in the form of a FAX can be powerful. E-mail contact information for your Senators can be found at http://www.senate.gov/general/contac...nators_cfm.cfm . Quick Links... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our Website IVF Scholarship Program - Free Medical Services Discussion and Bulletin Boards More About * Censor Censor Censor Censor Censor ** Censor * Contact Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ phone: 703-379-9178 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

10-23-2007, 11:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
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10-23-2007, 12:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
kellyrn 900-999 post jack of hearts Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 931	Me too.

10-23-2007, 04:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
hoping2bmamaKat Guest Location: NY, US Posts: n/a Blog Entries: 37	Ditto!!! In particular, I noted that sperm donation isn't included in this amendment. Why regulate donation of one kind of gamete and not another? The double standard makes the idea of the whole thing suspect; once again the govt is trying to control women's bodies!