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Global Genetic Policy Responsibilities and Assisted Reproduction

The US continues to revisit its policy on three-person IVF and human genome modification of embryos. On Tuesday 4 June 2019, the US House Appropriations Committee restored the ban on human genome modification to the draft 2020 federal spending bill which had been removed by a sub-committee on 23 May 2019.

Power, Wealth, Baby-Making and Genetic Policy Responsibilities

Following the UK’s decision to legalise three-person IVF in 2015, the US looks set to revisit its policy on human genome modification. If US legal restrictions are removed, it will represent a policy volte-face in just four years, and it will be significant in more ways than one.

British Fertility Society’s Creating Modern Families Day 2019

Louisa Ghevaert is delighted to once again join the panel of expert speakers at The British Fertility Society’s annual Modern Families Day in London on 3 June 2019. This event is aimed at doctors and nurses concerned with fertility treatment, gamete donation and surrogacy.

Perspectives on Fertility Fest 2019: “Life Rewired”

Fertility Fest 2019 runs from 23 April to 12 May 2019 at the Barbican in London. Currently in its third year, it’s the world’s first arts festival dedicated to fertility, infertility, the science of making babies and modern families. This year, its focus explores what it means to be human when science and technology is changing everything.

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