BBC | 9 May 2008 MPs begin debating the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, an updated version of the current legislation which became law in 1990, this week. It was drafted because of a feeling the existing law was increasingly… Continue reading
The Times of India | PTI | 21 Apr 2008 Melbourne: Researchers in Australia have developed a new technique which they claim could double pregnancy rates for couples undertaking certain types of fertility treatments. In fact, the research team at the… Continue reading
Ben Campbell | 2008 | Source: Dartmouth Ethics Institute | In the last decade, biomedical research conducted by researchers from developed countries in developing countries has been a topic of significant controversy. One serious concern is that research participants in… Continue reading
Kounteya Sinha | The Times of India | 4 April 2008 NEW DELHI: For Indian doctors, western shores could be greener. But for an increasing number of foreign patients, Indian hospitals are fast becoming their first choice. Over 1.5 lakh… Continue reading
Andrew L avins, Stephen Bent, Amy Padula, Suzanne Staccone, Evelyn Badua, Harley Goldberg | BioMed Central | Trials | 21 March 2008 | Source: NCBI-PubMed Central Abstract Background Despite ethical imperatives, informing research participants about the results of the studies… Continue reading
Amelia Gentleman | The New York Times | 10 March 2008 MUMBAI — Yonatan Gher and his partner, who are Israeli, plan eventually to tell their child about being made in India, in the womb of a stranger, with the… Continue reading
