Expiry of Statutory Storage Period for Embryos and Gametes - Interim Declaration Secured for Claimants ldmh.partners/expiry-of-st...

LDMH Partners act for the successful applicant in EF v v Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority [2024] EWHC 3004 (Fam) www.linkedin.com/posts/ldmhpa...

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. www.progress.org.uk/event/embryo...

Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are children for the purposes of wrongful death cases. #embryos #ivf #law #ethics apnews.com/article/alab...

3D-printed chip showing body’s reaction to drugs could end need for animal tests www.theguardian.com/science/2023...

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. verfassungsblog.de/not-just-abo...

German appeals court rules in favour of adoption in surrogacy case lawforddavies.com/german-appea...

F.D.A. Approves Sickle Cell Treatments, Including One That Uses CRISPR www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/h...

Live birth of chimeric monkey with high contribution from embryonic stem cells www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

My wonderful friend and all-round criminal law mastermind Michelle Heeley KC is here @brummybar.bsky.social

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

Scientists: Allow forbidden 28-day embryo experiments www.bbc.com/news/health-...

Sustainability in the IVF laboratory: recommendations of an expert panel - with a contribution by our very own James Lawford Davies www.rbmojournal.com/article/S147...

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. www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/reporti...

The HFEA has updated its traffic light system for IVF treatment add-ons, to have five categories, rather than three. www.progress.org.uk/hfea-overhau...

How do IMI projects facilitate innovations in vaccine development and effectiveness assessment? Webinar on 10 November at 11am (CET) www.ihi.europa.eu/news-events/...

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: www.nature.com/articles/d41...