Short on cash, some put a price on themselves

[Mark E. Smith]

Source: msnbc.com

Lean times spur interest in payment for sperm, eggs, plasma -- even hair

Before this fall, it might not have occurred to Michael Aylesworth to swap
his sperm for money.

But faced with rising bills, a dwindling budget and fractured economy, the
30-year-old Seattle man took stock of some very personal assets - and
decided to sell.

"I did it because I'm a student and I'm always broke," said Aylesworth, who
spent several delicate minutes in a small room at the Seattle Sperm Bank
last month.

Apparently he's not alone. Seeking quick cash in a tanking financial market,
would-be sellers of a variety of body products - sperm, eggs, blood plasma,
even human hair - are filling waiting rooms and swamping agencies with
inquiries.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28040824/

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How nice. An industry owing its prosperity to the policies of George W. Bush ..