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Consultation on ‘New’ Reproductive and Genetic technologies and Women’s Lives
2006 | Sama This report is based on the consultation organised by Sama on 16-17 June 2006 in Delhi. The consultation focussed on raising awareness about Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) and their implications, potential drawbacks and collectively generating strategies to… Continue reading
Surrogacy in Israel: A Model of Comprehensive Regulation of New Technologies
Jacqueline Hand | Santa Clara Journal of International Law | Vol 4, Issue 2 | 2006 This book review analyses the catalysts that propelled changes in Israel’s laws governing surrogate motherhood. It highlights the work of Professor D. Kelly Weisberg,… Continue reading
“We Have Our Protector”: Misperceptions of Protection Against HIV Among Participants in a Microbicide Efficacy Trial
Joanne E. Mantell, Neetha S. Morar, Gita Ramjee | American Journal of Public Health | June 2006 | Source: NCBI-PubMed Abstract Objectives We examined perceptions of the effectiveness and acceptability of a candidate microbicide among 94 South African female… Continue reading
India’s new outsourcing business – wombs
Sudha Ramachandran | Asia Times | 16 June 2006 BANGALORE – It is a new dimension to outsourcing. An increasing number of couples are coming to India in search of cheaper fertility treatments, donor eggs and surrogate mothers. After turning… Continue reading
Sperm Donor Seen as Source of Disease in 5 Children
Denise Grady | The New York Times | 19 May 2006 A sperm donor in Michigan passed a rare and serious genetic disease to five children born to four couples, doctors are reporting today. The doctor who discovered the cases… Continue reading