The price of a human egg depends on the characteristics of the donor. Eggs harvested from white college students can sell for as much as $100,000. But there’s a cheaper way to get them.
The Leonard Lopate Show: Scott Carney On the Sale of Human Eggs
Published September 8, 2010
On Thursday, September 9, Scott Carney spoke on The Leonard Lopate Show about the rise in human egg trafficking in Cyprus and Spain, and how loose regulations for egg donation and IVF in certain countries are resulting in a global egg trade.
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The market for women's eggs is booming. But wide differences in price and poor regulation over human egg donations have created an international black market for eggs
Feminist radio show The Majority United speaks with Scott Carney to understand the impact of black market adoption deals and genetic and body part trading on women.
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Scott Carney combines anthropology with long-form investigative journalism. He is a contributing editor for WIRED magazine and his work also appears in Mother Jones, NPR, Fast Company...
