News - Announcements


November 2004

Swiss endorse stem cell research (28.11.2004)
Voters in Switzerland have strongly backed a new law permitting research on the stem cells of human embryos.

Fin de vie : proposition de loi adoptee en commission (18.11.2004)
Mercredi 17 novembre, la commission parlementaire spéciale chargée d'examiner la proposition de loi relative au droit des malades et à la fin de vie s'est réunie avant la séance publique à l'Assemblée, prévue le 26 novembre prochain.

Reassuring findings from first study on sperm donor identification (10.11.2004)
A study published in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction[1] (Thursday 11 November), should help allay fears that removing anonymity from sperm donors might lead to problems for the children or for their biological fathers.

Ovary transplanted to arm stays functional (8.11.2004)
Doctors at Leiden University Hospital in the Netherlands have announced success in fertility preservation. They have successfully transplanted a woman's whole ovary into her arm in order to save her fertility while she undergoes cancer treatment. The operation took place two years ago but the details are only just about...