Price-Fixing Lawsuit Says Equal Pay Is Not Appropriate For Egg Donation
A class action price-fixing lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California makes an interesting argument against equal pay for women.
The lawsuit is based on payment guidelines set by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) that call for a payment range per egg donation cycle of $5,000 to $10,000 at the maximum.
The suit says the range was established, in part, to equate to what sperm donors would be paid if they were paid at an hourly rate, and that formula is inappropriate based on the unique challenges and time commitment of egg donation.
The suit asserts that the payment guidelines amount to maximum price rules that many egg donor agencies have adopted, and that those "rules" artificially limit the amount egg donors are paid for their services.
