Events

From the journals

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Clinics Using Embryos for Target Practice

The number of procedures required for a trainee to reach proficiency in embryo-transfer is unknown. A new study* attempted to determine the learning... 

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25 march – latest hfea open meeting – full committee

Friday, March 26th, 2010

The HFEA met for its first open meeting of 2010 on Wednesday 24th March at Royal Mint Court in Tower Hill. Public attendance at the event reached a farcical low; five people turned up for the 10.30am start, increasing to possibly eight for the afternoon... 

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25 March – latest HFEA open meeting – full committee

Friday, March 26th, 2010

The HFEA met for its first open meeting of 2010 on Wednesday 24th March at Royal Mint Court in Tower Hill. Public attendance at the event reached a farcical low; five people turned up for the 10.30am start, increasing to possibly eight for the afternoon... 

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HFEA meetings: Open to the public

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

24 February 2010

We thought you might appreciate our observations on the most recent public meeting we attended, on 24 February 2010, in London and conducted by the Ethics & Law Committee (ELAC), a sub-group... 

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HFEA meetings: Open to the public

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

1st December 2009

CORE reflects on an open meeting of the HFEA, held on 1st December 2009 at the Barbican Centre in London.

In October 2009, the HFEA started its fundamental overhaul of the... 

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HFEA meetings: Open to the public

Friday, November 20th, 2009

9 December 2009

The Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority (HFEA) enjoys going public these days, and CORE whenever possible tries to attend their open meetings, which are either conducted by the full Authority or... 

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The hamster test : Not a precursor to animal-human hybrid embryos

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

The Hamster Test was devised as part of investigation into male infertility, and entails the mixing of human sperm with eggs from the golden hamster, to test sperm motility.

This Test was permitted under the UK’s 1990 Human Fertilisation... 

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Animal/human hybrids? Who decides?

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007

The public, the Government, the HFEA, Research Scientists or a journalist from The Times?

The Times is back on the ball, with journalist Mark Henderson reiterating his overwhelming and unquestioning enthusiasm for the creation... 

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A feminist colloquium on reprotechnology

Friday, April 21st, 2006

Feminist authors discuss modern reprotech, the physical risks to the female body, and broader sociological concerns on 3 May 2006 in the European Parliament, Room ASP 1A2, Brussels.

Registration recommended but no fee for conference.
Please... 

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CORE European seminar: Human egg trading and the exploitation of women

CORE European seminar: Human egg trading and the exploitation of women

Thursday, June 30th, 2005

CORE would like to thank all those who attended our recent Seminar on Human Egg Trading in the European Parliament. It was a dynamic and informative meeting.

In particular we are grateful to the leadership of the MEPs, Hiltrud Breyer (Germany),... 

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