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Consultation on Human-Animal Hybrids 
Human Fertilisation and Embryo Authority (HFEA) has launched public consultation on creation of human-animal, using animal embryos to create human stem cells 26.04.07 BBC, Medical Law
New Rule Is Critical Barrier to IVF HFEA rule banning egg donor anonymity is ending supply of donated eggs, almost always needed for pregnancies for women over 45 13.04.07 Guardian, Medical Law
Govt to Allow Human-Animal Embryos Govt is dropping plans to outlaw hybrid human-animal embryos, legal ban was proposed in December white paper on human fertility 27.02.07 Times, Medical Law
Fertility Mistreatment Britain's richest doctor, Mohamed Taranissi, offers 'unproven' treatment at Assisted Reproductive and Gynaecology Centre (ARGC), running separate clinic Reproductive Genetics Institute (RGI) without HFEA licence BBC Despair, babies, money and medicine 15.01.07 Guardian, Medical Law
Hybrid Embryo Decision Deferred HFEA is deferring decision on hybrid embryos, of human-animals, used in medical research, will publish consultation papers and decide in autumn 12.01.07 Times
Call for 'Human-Animals' Group of eminent scientists is calling on HFEA to reverse decision on short-lived hybrid embryos, Blair says govt is 'not dead set against' the use of the embryos in medical research 10.01.07 Times
Rules on Hybrid Embryos Human Fertility and Embryology Authority (HFEA) may ban hybrid embryos, study of how cells grow, using human stem-cells grafted onto animals, used in research of Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's and motor neurone disease 05.01.07 Guardian, Medical Law
Frozen Embryo ECHR denies right of Natallie Evans to create child from frozen embryo against wishes of former partner, and father of embryo, Howard Johnston, ruled Human Fertility and Embryology Act 1990 does not breach human rights 08.03.06 Guardian, Human Rights
Fertility Mistreatment Joanna Glynn, QC, tells GMC hearing that Professor Ian Craft, director of London Gynaecology and Fertility Centre, guilty of 'sharp practice', pushing patients into costly, unneeded treatments 02.03.06 Telegraph, Medical Negligence
Human Eggs Rule change will allow human egg donations among women who are not in fertility treatment, purely for research 14.02.06 Times
