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JoongAng Daily reports today that the presidential bioethics review committee in South Korea has asked that there be new laws there about donation of eggs. But more interesting is the close of the article:

Internet sites here have been flooded with messages of support for Dr. Hwang as Koreans rally around their high-tech favorite son. At one Internet site called “I Love Hwang Woo-suk,” about 30 women had pledged to donate eggs by yesterday afternoon.

I am trying to find this site, anybody want to help?

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