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State paying for egg donors stokes debate

While researchers applaud the move, New York State's decision to use public money to pay women who donate their eggs for stem cell research is stoking debate among ethicists and critics who suggest it's an inappropriate way to spend tax dollars.

New York, already one of 12 states that finance stem cell research, on June 11 became the first to allow taxpayer money to be used for such payments....

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