Surrogacy laws under review in Victoria
The Victorian Law Reform Commission has released recommendations suggesting how the state's 'confusing and contradictory state laws about altruistic surrogacy' can be clarified. The Commission, an independent statutory authority that reports to the state government on options for law reform in Australia's second largest state, is currently enquiring and reporting...
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Eggs and ethics in stem cell research
by Dr Jess Buxton
In this week's BioNews, we report on the ethical controversy that has lead to embryo stem cell pioneer Woo Suk Hwang resigning from his public positions - including that as chair of the World Stem Cell Hub, launched with much fanfare last month. What exactly did Hwang do wrong, and what...