Yesterday, The Oklahoman printed an important Op-Ed jointly authored by OFPC Executive Director Mike Jestes, Family Research Council Senior Fellow Dr. David Prentice, and Jennifer Lahl, R.N., with the Center for Bioethics & Culture.
The March 17th Op-Ed deals with HB 3077, a bill by Rep. Rebecca Hamiltion (D-Oklahoma City), which would, if approved in the Senate and signed by Gov. Brad Henry, prevent the paying of compensation to women for what is, in effect, the sale of their eggs.
The intent of the bill is NOT to prevent medical procedures like in-vitro fertilization by married couples, but rather to prevent the development of an unethical market in Oklahoma for the human eggs of young women.
HB 3077 passed the state House by a large margin and now is in the state Senate, where lobbyists for the state medical association are reportedly trying to kill the bill.
If HB 3077 becomes law, women will continue to be able to donate their eggs to fertility clinics in Oklahoma; it will just become illegal to sell their eggs to fertility clinics for paid compensation.
Click here to view the Op-Ed.
