Two US states consider 'ban' on embryonic stem cell research
The American states of Minnesota and Oklahoma are both in the process of passing legislation that will criminalise certain embryonic stem (ES) cell research procedures....
<p><span class="text"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nishat Hyder</span> was previously a <a href="https://www.bionews.org.uk/writingarticles" title="https://www.bionews.org.uk/writingarticles" class="">Volunteer Writer</a> at <span style="font-weight: bold;">BioNews</span>. She is currently studying for a <a href="http://www.law.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/research/researchdegrees/atoz/course/?code=06250" target="blank">PhD in Bioethics and Medical Jurisprudence</a> at the <a href="http://www.manchester.ac.uk/" target="blank">University of Manchester</a>'s <a href="http://www.law.manchester.ac.uk/research/centres/csep/" target="blank">Centre for Social Ethics and Policy</a>, where her research focuses on the legal and ethical challenges posed by artifical life technologies. Previously, she studied <a href="http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/law/" target="blank">Law</a> at the <a href="http://www2.lse.ac.uk/home.aspx" target="blank">London School of Economics and Political Science</a>, and went on to complete the <a href="http://www.bpp.com/postgraduate-course-details/d/postgraduate/BPTC/144" target="blank">Bar Professional Training Course</a> at <a href="http://www.bpplawschool.com/" target="blank">Brierley Price Prior Law School</a>. She is particularly interested in jurisprudence, political theory, ethics, evolutionary theory, and how these disciplines relate to the emergence of new medical technologies.</span></p>
The American states of Minnesota and Oklahoma are both in the process of passing legislation that will criminalise certain embryonic stem (ES) cell research procedures....
An advisor to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has issued a preliminary opinion stating that procedures involving human embryonic stem (hES) cell lines are not patentable....
Uncertainty has arisen over the procedures followed by an Indian surrogacy clinic following the birth of twins to a gay couple from Spain. The couple used a donated egg, which was then artificially fertilised and implanted in a surrogate....
The Indian Parliament is debating new surrogacy laws to establish a clear regulatory framework to reduce exploitation in its commercial surrogacy market. If passed in its current form, India will recognise surrogacy agreements as legally binding....
The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) has published a position paper on intrafamilial medically assisted reproduction (IMAR) concluding that the practice is 'morally acceptable' in some circumstances....
UK health minister Andrew Lansley has expressed concern over the temporary suspension of IVF treatment by several NHS Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) across the country due to financial strain....
A UK fertility clinic, the Centre for Reproductive and Genetic Health (CRGH), has received permission to import eggs from Russia, in order to meet the demand for donated eggs. Using the Russian eggs, the CRGH, which already imports sperm from Denmark, will create an egg bank for infertile women looking to undergo fertility treatment....
A gay man and a lesbian couple have been embroiled in a complex and unprecedented legal battle in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales over access to their two children conceived through artificial insemination....
Polish MPs have begun debating measures to regulate fertility treatments, sparking widespread discussions over the regulatory options and ethical considerations surrounding assisted conception...
A couple from British Columbia, Canada, have been embroiled in a complex ethical battle after their surrogate refused their request to abort the fetus she was carrying. The couple made the request after tests revealed the baby would likely be born with Down's syndrome...
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