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US clinic sparks debate with UK human egg raffle (AP)


FILE - This is a Saturday July 26, 2003 file photo of Louise Brown, front center, with Alastair Macdonald front fourth left, the first in vitro fertilized female and male babies born, attend the 25th anniversary reunion at the Bourn Hall Clinic near Cambridge, England. An American infertility clinic is offering free human eggs to one British woman for attending an informational seminar Wednesday March 17, 2010 in London.The promotion, which has been described by some as a raffle, has sparked an ethical debate in Britain about whether women should be paid for their eggs, which is illegal in the European Union, but not in the United States. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)AP - An American infertility clinic seeking business in Britain prompted fierce criticism by offering free eggs from a U.S. woman to one participant in a promotional seminar in London on Wednesday.


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