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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

(21 May, 2008)

Great Britain dead?

Great Britain dead?

‘Long live the fox and thumbs down to the father and the fetus’.

In recent years under the current Government, the mother of all Parliaments has dedicated 700 hours to protecting the fox from the hunters, with a triumph for the fox.

In contrast this week a...

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(18 May, 2008)

Gordon Brown's Suicide Mission

Gordon Brown’s suicide mission as he distances himself from public opinion

1. Brown on stem cells

Given all the other problems he has to face in his precarious leadership of the Labour Party one can almost understand why Gordon Brown hasn’t got his head around the science of stem...

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(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.
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