Status of the human body (United Kingdom)

Cryopreservation of embryos: Study highlights ethical issues involved in their preservation and inevitable destruction

Author / Source : EIB Published on : 25/09/2024 Thematic : Status of the human body News Temps de lecture : 2 min.

According to a study published last June, the number of human embryos cryopreserved following artificial reproduction has reached a record level in the UK. Published in The New Bioethics, the study analysed data provided by the UK Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) between 1991 and 2019. The figures show that at least 130,000 stored embryos have been destroyed in the UK since 1991. This situation, already problematic in itself, is particularly so in the UK, where legislation...

End of puberty blockers for minors: England reviews its treatment of gender dysphoria

Author / Source : IEB Published on : 13/05/2024 Thematic : Status of the human body News Temps de lecture : 2 min.

In 2021-2022, there were more than 5,000 referrals to the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) run by Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust (compared with 250 in 2011-2012). In response to this increase in cases, the NHS has asked Dr Hilary Cass, former President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, to conduct an independent review of gender services for minors. In 2022, an interim report from this study warned of the dangers of systematically prescribing puberty...