UK licenses human embryo creation: "Dolly" cloner to create embryos for research

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The Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, Scotland, has received a license to create human embryos in order to get stem cells from them. Stem cells can be used to treat many diseases because they have the ability to develop into many different kinds of tissue. The institute will collect eggs from female donors and stimulate them to become embryos without fertilizing them. They will also use leftover human embryos from in vitro fertilization clinics.

Scotland, Licensing agreements, Human embryo, Roslin Institute

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Plan B for "Plan B"?: FDA denies OTC sales emergency contraceptive

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The decisions taken by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) regarding the rejection of the sales of emergency contraceptives are discussed. The FDA's Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee was in favor of over-the-counter sales of Plan B (levonorgestrel), the progestine-only emergency contraceptive made by Barr Laboratories.

Powers and duties, Contraceptives, Postcoital, Postcoital contraceptives, Plan B (Contraceptive), United States. Food and Drug Administration, Nonprescription drugs, Levonorgestrel

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Group calls for stricter rules for assisted reproduction, ban of "extreme" technologies

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The controversy on applications such as embryo cloning and stem cell research is discussed. While in- vitro fertilization and other assisted reproductive technologies have become commonplace, the presidents of Council of Bioethics have called on a ban on any sales of human embryos.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Legal/Government Regulation, Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Human reproductive technology, Mothers, Reproductive technology

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