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News - Announcements August 2005 New Zealand launches register of donors and offspring (30.8.2005) A new register for gamete donors and donor offspring has been launched in New Zealand. The register will enable people conceived through the use of donor sperm, eggs or embryos to have the chance to find out about their genetic origins. The Human Assisted Reproductive Technology (HART) register was set... Council of Europe: New Publication "Ethical eye - Drug addiction" Study Examines Euthanasia in Netherlands (8.8.2005) CHICAGO (AP) - A study released Monday sheds new light on euthanasia in the Netherlands, the first country to legalize it for terminally ill people, finding that nearly one in eight adult patients who requested mercy killings decided not to go through with it. Nearly half of the euthanasia requests were carried out. 'Saviour sibling' perfect genetic match for brother (8.8.2005) Three-week old Jodie Fletcher, the first 'saviour sibling' conceived in the UK, is a perfect genetic match for her three-year old brother, Joshua, who suffers from Diamond Blackfan anaemia (DBA), an incurable blood disorder. In September 2004, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) granted Joe and Julie Fletcher permission... GMOs: Commission authorises the import of GM maize MON 863 for use in animal feed (8.8.2005) The European Commission authorised today the placing on the market of the genetically modified maize MON 863 for import and processing as animal feed. The decision does not cover uses as human food or cultivation. The maize has been modified by Monsanto to make it resistant to the corn rootworm. This authorisation has been granted to Monsanto for 10 years. Positive Outlook for Baby of Brain-Dead Woman (4.8.2005) ARLINGTON, Va. - Susan Anne Catherine Torres emerged into the world 13 weeks early, kicking and crying three months after her mother suffered a stroke that left her brain dead and kept alive only by life support. |