Issues in the News

Issues in the news since January 2007

Australian Legislation

• cloning and stem cell regulations and guidelines
• human research ethics legislation review 2004-07
• regulation on other bioethical issues
• cloning and stem cell legislation review 2005-06
  • 1-31 December 2006
  • 1-30 November 2006
  • 1-31 October 2006
  • 1-30 September 2006
  • 8-31 August 2006
  • January 2006 - 7 August 2006
  • December 2004 - December 2005
    

Canadian Legislation

• cloning and stem cell

International Legislation

• other bioethical issues
• cloning & stem cell

Bioethics legislation and the democratic process

Issues surrounding scientific and therapeutic developments in stem cell research

Issues surrounding the cloning and stem cell debate

Victoria first Australian state to allow therapeutic cloning

5 May 2007

• Stem cell praise for Victoria [pdf 14 kb]

4 May 2007

• Bill moves Vic to forefront of stem cell research: Bracks [pdf 20kb]
• Australian state becomes first to legalise therapeutic cloning [pdf 15kb]
• Bracks to sell stem cell plan to Governator [pdf 27kb]

3 May 2007

• Historic cloning law passed in Victoria [pdf 15kb]

18 April 2007

• Australia Gearing Up For Votes To Allow Therapeutic Cloning [pdf 28kb]

17 April 2007

• Victorian Premier Backs Call For Stem Cell Research [pdf 19kb]
• Bill a key to medical advances [pdf 15kb]

UK holds public debate on whether to allow animal-human embryos

• 26 April 2007 - Debate on animal-human embryos [pdf 16kb]
  

Harmonised approach to stem cell legislation fails in the EU

25 April 2007

• EU leaves decision on stem-cell ethics to member states [pdf 18kb]
• EU lawmakers back rules for stem cell, other cures [pdf 13kb]
  

Council of Australian Governments calls for states to implement nationally-consistent stem cell/cloning/human embryo legislation

• 13 April 2007 - Inter-governmental agreement - Notice of Variation [pdf 31kb]
  

Australian Health Ethics Committee calls for consultation on updated guidelines for ART use in research

• 12 April 2007 - New guidelines to protect egg donors

Queensland stem cell legislation debate

16 April 2007

• Qld MPs urged to consider stem cell research issue [pdf 13kb]

11 April 2007

• Bligh expects close stem cell vote
  
• Flegg likely to oppose stem cell laws
  

NHMRC revised draft guidelines on reproductive technology: for comment

• NHMRC asking for public feedback on new ART guidelines: submissions close 11 May http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/consult/index.htm
  
• 11 April 2007 - NHMRC revised draft 'ethical guidelines on the use of assisted reproductive technology in clinical practice and research' [pdf 276kb]
  

More Australian states prepare new stem cell laws in-line with national legislation

• 10 April 2007 - Qld government prepares stem cell laws
• 28 March 2007 - WA to adapt reproductive legislation in line with Commonwealth [pdf 184kb]

Stem cell patents invalidated in the US

• 3 April 2007 - US invalidates three human stem cell patents

European registry of HESC lines created

• 29 March 2007 - European Commission creates registry for human
  embryonic stem cell lines
  

NHMRC updating guidelines in-line with changnig stem cell legislation

• 21 March 2007 - Stem Cells & Cloning 2007: what this means for the NHMRC [pdf 21kb]
  

Debate amid Victoria's proposed stem cell Bill

15 March 2007

• Minister to defy Bracks on cloning

14 March 2007

• Vic MPs must reduce the evil of the cloning bill [pdf 267kb]
• Biotech welcomes Vic's stem cell move
• Christians oppose stem cell bill
  
  13 March 2007

• New keys for Victorian researchers to unlock disease [pdf 27kb]
• Cloning 'the new IVF'
  

Victoria set to debate stem cell legislation to match Federal bill passed last year

• 13 March 2007 - Law change to allow cell cloning

Are embryonic stem cells ready for human clinical trials?

• 11 March 2007 - Study: Human embryonic cell therapy feasible

UK Government seeks public opinions on stem cell research

• 2 March 2007 - Government to ask public what they think of stem cell science
• 1 March 2007 - Britain to debate stem cell research
  

Laws on creating various 'mixed embryos' being debated in the UK

• 1 March 2007 - 'Cybrid' exemption for stem cell research
• 27 February 2007 - Scientists triumph in battle over ban on hybrid
  embryos

Payment by researchers for women's eggs allowed in UK

• 18 February 2007 - UK women to get all-clear to sell eggs for science
• 22 February 2007 - Britain to pay women for ova to research
• 22 February 2007 - HOOO: Egg selling threat to women [pdf 14kb]

Fears that new human ethics guidelines will still limit research

• 21 February 2007 - Consenting adults and the path to truth

Criticism of Sydney Uni's embryo research deal with Catholic land

7 February 2007

• Academics disturbed by university's deal to limit research [pdf 12kb]
• Scientists pan uni's stem-cell study ban [pdf 18kb]

6 February 2007

• Australian university in stem cell land row [pdf 12kb]

5 February 2007

• Sydney university stem cell ban sparks academic row [pdf 16kb]
  

Sydney Uni Senate decision on embryonic stem cell research dictated by Catholic ideals

6 February 2007

• Uni caveat: no stem cell research 9pdf 14kb]
• Sydney Uni bans stem cell research on church land [pdf 19kb]
• Deal to ban fetal research at uni site [pdf 18kb]

Mixed reactions to new international stem cell guidelines

3 February 2007

• Stem cell research guidelines are offered [pdf 33kb]

2 February 2007

• Guidelines on stem cell research offered [pdf 22kb]
• New stem cell guidelines [pdf 108kb]
• Scientists craft embryonic stem cell ethics rules [pdf 19kb]
• New guidelines for stem cell research [pdf 63kb]

1 February 2007

• Consumer Advocates Welcome New International Stem Cell Research Guidelines [pdf 25kb]

US Bill passed for genetic anti-discrimination

1 February 2007 - Senate Panel Passes Bill To Ban Genetic Discrimination [pdf 17kb]

New international stem cell guidelines liberal yet same old story; deliberation among expert community

1 February 2007

• New international guidelines for stem cell science [pdf 17kb]
• Guidelines for the conduct of human embryonic stem cell research [pdf 40kb]

21 December 2006

• ISSCR Guidelines 2006 [pdf 306kb]

New embryonic stem cell bill in Norway could influence others

• 1 February 2007 - Stem cell law to be relaxed in Norway [pdf 113 kb]

Course of Korean legislation affected by Hwang scandal

• 31 January 2007 - Egg Donations to Be Banned [pdf 20kb]

Euthanasia legislation ignores public opinion

• 1 February 2007 - Let us decide for ourselves on euthanasia [pdf 15kb]

Current debate, reviews into ethics and human research and the public's involvement

• 8 January 2007 - Public included in ethics debate [pdf 17kb]
• 13 January 2007 - Ethics takes front seat in research [pdf 19kb]

Politicians reflect on votes and nature of the debate

• 18 December 2006 - God didn't sway stem cell vote: Garrett [pdf 14kb]
• 15 January 2007- UK stem cell controversy over human-animal hybrids
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