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Expiry of Statutory Storage Period for Embryos and Gametes - Interim Declaration Secured for Claimants

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LDMH Partners on LinkedIn: Man Lawfully Permitted to Use Embryo in Surrogacy Treatment We were very pleased to act for the successful applicant in this case. The Court found that it is lawful for him to use an embryo created using his sperm and…

LDMH Partners act for the successful applicant in EF v v Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority [2024] EWHC 3004 (Fam)

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Yes please!

This is going to be a very interesting event:
40 Years after the Warnock Report: What Is the Embryo's Special Status?

James @ldmh.partners will be there to speak, as will countless other excellent speakers.

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Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are children for the purposes of wrongful death cases.

#embryos #ivf #law #ethics

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3D-printed chip showing body’s reaction to drugs could end need for animal tests Exclusive: Device with compartments replicating major organs could also speed up patients’ access to new medicines

3D-printed chip showing body’s reaction to drugs could end need for animal tests

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Not Just Abortion: Converging Human Rights and the Rule of Law in the European Court of Human Rights On 14 December 2023, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in the case M.L. v. Poland. The ECHR decided that the restrictions on abortion rights that Poland had violated Article 8 (right to respect...

In a recent ruling on an abortion case, the ECHR once again refused to affirm that Art. 8 can be interpreted as conferring a right to abortion.

KAROLINA KOCEMBA reports on the nevertheless significant findings regarding Polish rule of law violations.

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German appeals court rules in favour of adoption in surrogacy case

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F.D.A. Approves Sickle Cell Treatments, Including One That Uses CRISPR People with the genetic disease have new opportunities to eliminate their symptoms, but the treatments come with obstacles that limit their reach.

F.D.A. Approves Sickle Cell Treatments, Including One That Uses CRISPR

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Live birth of chimeric monkey with high contribution from embryonic stem cells

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My wonderful friend and all-round criminal law mastermind Michelle Heeley KC is here

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CJEU judgment, data protection law: GDPR entitles patients to a free first copy of their medical records

Scientists: Allow embryo experiments up to 28 days - BBC News Many UK scientists want to double the time allowed for embryo research - and there could be public support.

Scientists: Allow forbidden 28-day embryo experiments

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Sustainability in the IVF laboratory: recommendations of an expert panel - with a contribution by our very own James Lawford Davies

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Reporting restrictions lifted in hope of finding a kidney donor Court of Protection backs family of 29-year-old man in need of haemodialysis treatment.

Reporting restrictions have been lifted in a case about the medical treatment of a 29-year-old man, after his family hoped the publicity would help find an altruistic donor.

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The HFEA has updated its traffic light system for IVF treatment add-ons, to have five categories, rather than three.

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IMI impact on vaccines How do IMI projects facilitate innovations in vaccine development and effectiveness assessment?

How do IMI projects facilitate innovations in vaccine development and effectiveness assessment?

Webinar on 10 November at 11am (CET)

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Scientists deliberately gave women Zika — here’s why ‘Human challenge’ results suggest that such trials could be used to test vaccines when Zika incidence is low. ‘Human challenge’ results suggest that such trials could be used to test vaccines ...

Some clinical trial designs can pose significant ethical and legal challenges, particularly when dealing with capacity issues, randomisation and placebos, and human challenge trials. Interesting piece in Nature on Zika research:

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