Novel Tech Ethics, Dalhousie University, 1234 Le Marchant Street, Halifax, NS B3H3P7, Canada.
Theor Med Bioeth. 2009;30(5):385-96. doi: 10.1007/s11017-009-9118-0.
In 2004 and 2005, Woo-Suk Hwang achieved international stardom with publications in Science reporting on successful research involving the creation of stem cells from cloned human embryos. The wonder and success all began to unravel, however, when serious ethical concerns were raised about the source of the eggs for this research. When the egg scandal had completely unfolded, it turned out that many of the women who provided eggs for stem cell research had not provided valid consents and that nearly 75% of the women egg providers had received cash or in-kind payments. Among those who did not receive direct benefits, some cited patriotism as their reason for participating in embryonic stem cell research, hence the question "for love or money?"--namely, patriotism versus payment. This paper summarizes the Hwang debacle with particular attention to the egg scandal and ends with some preliminary thoughts on patriotism as a motive for research participation.
2004 年和 2005 年，黄禹锡在《科学》杂志上发表的成功克隆人类胚胎干细胞的研究论文在国际上引起轰动。然而，当人们对这项研究中卵子的来源提出严重的伦理质疑时，这一奇迹和成功开始土崩瓦解。当卵子丑闻完全曝光后，人们发现，许多为干细胞研究提供卵子的女性并没有提供有效的同意书，而且近 75%的卵子提供者都收到了现金或实物报酬。在那些没有直接受益的人中，有些人将爱国主义作为参与胚胎干细胞研究的原因，因此就出现了“为爱还是为钱？”的问题，即爱国主义与报酬之间的选择。本文总结了黄禹锡造假事件，特别关注卵子丑闻，并就爱国主义作为研究参与的动机提出了一些初步的思考。
