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LOTTOPOL- POLL RESULTS NEWSLETTER
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Periodically, this newsletter will highlight some of the more interesting results obtained from the polling conducted by LOTTOPOL.
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Poll favors Selling Excess Frozen Embryos.
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Allowing Couples to Sell Their Excess Frozen Embryos for Medical Research Supported by LOTTOPOL Poll Participants by 5 to 4 margin.
The participants were asked the question: Should couples who have excess frozen embryos, that were to be otherwise be discarded, be allowed to sell their excess embryos for use in medical research so they will be able to recoup some or all of the medical costs involved in attempting to conceive via in-vitro fertilization?
The Latest Results are: (% of total answers)
Couples should be allowed to sell their excess frozen embryos for use in medical research.(33.02%)
Couples should not be allowed to sell their excess frozen embryos for use in medical research.(26.49%)
No opinion or would rather not answer that question. (40.48%)
One group that has not received much attention in debate over Federal Funding for using excess frozen embryos in medical research is the couples who could potentially benefit from selling their excess frozen embryos for use in medical research.
The controversy over Federal Funding for using excess frozen embryos in medical research grew more intense it was reported that the Jones Institute, a private fertility clinic in Virginia is paying egg donors their standard fee for embryos extracted expressly for research purposes.
This brings-up the question of whether couples who now have excess frozen embryos, that were to be otherwise be discarded, should be able to sell their excess embryos.
If it appears that stem-cells extracted from embryos might be successfully used to develop cures for ailments such as stroke, spinal cord injuries, diabetes, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, there would be a tremendous demand for embryos.
If couples are able to sell their excess frozen embryos, they would be able to recoup some or all of the very high medical expenses incurred by those attempting to conceive via in-vitro fertilization.
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Additional Comments from the Poll Respondents:
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The LOTTOPOL Poll questions contain sections providing for additional comments. The reply form for the question about selling excess embryos has a section, which states:
"(Optional) Any comments on the issue of whether couples should be allowed to sell their excess embryos for use in medical research?"
Thus, participants can write-in comments on the topic of the question in addition to answering the question.
Some of the comments by those who said that couples should be allowed to sell their excess frozen embryos for use in medical research included:
"many couples who now can not now afford in-vitro fertilization will now be able to afford it if they can sell their excess embryos."
"women who now do not qualify as egg donors will now be able to sell eggs commercially just as blond college students can do now. (Ethnic minorities now generally need not apply at commercial egg donor clinics since those buying eggs for procreation purposes want offspring with specific ethnic characteristics) "
"I am uncomfortable with the "selling", however stem-cell research is needed and I would rather have these embryos used in this research than discarded"
Some of the comments by those who said that couples should not be allowed to sell their excess frozen embryos for use in medical research included:
"these embryos should be used for medical research but they should not be sold, if they are excess and not going to be used to help create a life then they should be used to help save lives but not sold for this purpose, they should be given freely."
"This is against church policy"
"They should give them free for use in medical research"
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