The legal time limit on growing human embryos in a laboratory was challenged after biologists at the University of Cambridge showed that they could keep embryos alive up to and possibly beyond the permitted 14 days: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/fertility-watchdog-refuses-to-extend-embryo-time-limit-h8lg9q6h6 Source: The Times, Dec 8 2016
Articolo di Laura Gotti Tedeschi pubblicato sul sito Notizie Provita: http://www.notizieprovita.it/filosofia-e-morale/bambino-con-tre-genitori-anche-nel-regno-unito/
The UK moves closer to 3-parent embryos: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/nov/30/uk-doctors-to-seek-permission-to-create-baby-with-dna-from-three-people-mitochondrial-replacement-therapy That the HFEA will be the authority to give approval to this is particularly frightening. It cannot be repeated often enough that the UK does not have a democratically appointed bioethics committee.
Di Josephine Quintavalle e Laura Gotti Tedeschi La storia dell’utero in affitto è piena di racconti tristi, che evidenziano ciascuno le difficoltà insuperabili che sono sorte da quando la riproduzione umana ha abbandonato l’intimità della relazione d’amore eterosessuale per volgersi all’artificialità della provetta, della donazione di gameti e dell’utero in affitto. Tempo fa CORE […] Read more
Below you can find a document on International Surrogacy Law updated to November 2016: surrogacy-update
CORE comments for TRT World (a Turkish Radio and Television network) on the ethical issues involved in the recent announcement of the birth of the first 3-parent baby. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_-ZRgQxwYg
Would-be grandmother wins right to appeal in attempt to export her deceased daughter’s eggs – Appeal Court yesterday sends case back to HFEA It is not clear who would be the biological father in the proposed IVF treatment involving frozen eggs harvested before the death of the biological mother. But it is proposed that […] Read more
Chimeric animal/human research offends human dignity http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3626562/Scientists-let-hybrid-embryos-develop-lab-28-days-bid-solve-transplant-shortage.html Dangerous 3-parent embryo proposals use human beings as experimental subjects http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3631770/Britain-s-three-parent-baby-born-ONE-YEAR-Scientists-say-controversial-IVF-technique-ready-use.html
British scientists have the go ahead to genetically modify human embryos, experimenting on them at the earliest stages of development. After a week they have to be destroyed. Whatever has happened to respect for human life? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3613080/British-scientists-genetically-modify-embryos-end-year-bid-understand-women-miscarry.html
Kelly Servick explains on Science magazine (May 19 2016) why “three-parent embryo” procedure could fail: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/05/why-three-parent-embryo-procedure-could-fail
