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11 November, 2008

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Features

The Hamster Test : Not a precursor to animal-human hybrid embryos (31 May, 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 & Embryology Act, and is much quoted to justify current controversial proposals to allow the creation of animal-human hybrid embryos.

It is argued that this particular Rubicon was crossed 18 years ago, and on this basis two licences for the creation of...more

News

(4 November, 2008)

Scientific Imperative Trumps Morality

Human Fertilisation & Embryology Bill Update :
Ruthless scientific imperative trumps morality yet again in the United Kingdom

There is nothing further we can do to combat the moral anarchy of The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill.

Last Wednesday in the House of Lords, the last...

Press Releases

(11 November, 2008)

Of Frozen Mice and Men

Frozen mice and men …

The recent news that scientists have been able to clone mice using brain tissue frozen 16 years ago, produced a ‘Daily Mail’ front page, entitled ‘Cloning from the...

Events

(21 April, 2006)

A Feminist Colloquium On Reprotechnology

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 register by post, telephone or email.

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