Ivy League Chickens

"Here's another sign of the tough economic times: Some clinics are reporting a surge in the number of women applying to donate eggs or serve as surrogate mothers for infertile couples. ... One ad running in campus newspapers promises $25,000 for a donor who is '100% Jewish with ... High SAT Scores ... Attractive, at Healthy Body Weight and Free of Genetic Diseases.' ... Andrew Vorzimer, an attorney who represents prospective parents in Los Angeles, says the usual six-month wait for a surrogate in California has vanished as well. 'Many of these women have college loans to pay off or they want to help buy a house or provide for their own kids' education,' says Mr. Vorizmer, who is also CEO of Egg Donation Inc., a recruiting agency in Encino", Melinda Beck at the WSJ, 9 December 2008.

Shades of William Shockley's "genius" sperm bank. When will Ivy League (IL) female students pay tuition in eggs? The IL can "certify" and sell them at a profit. After losing $11 billion in the market recently, Harvard needs the money. I have another idea for the IL: make female students sell eggs to fund various charitable causes. Karl Marx would approve, "From each according to his ability. To each according to his need". Compare this to the kidney donation situation, my 13 November 2007 and 15 January 2008 posts:

http://skepticaltexascpa.blogspot.com/2007/11/price-controls-work.html.
http://skepticaltexascpa.blogspot.com/2008/01/man-is-presumed.html.