More debate today in Parliament

The Committee of the Whole House will debate more amendments to the HFE Bill in Parliament today. The need for a father and the abortion amendments will be debated.

MPs reject amendments that would ban ‘hybrid’ embryo research

Last night MP’s rejected amaendments to the Bill that would ban hybrid embryo research. Hansard is available here: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm080519/debtext/80519-0004.htm#08051912000001

Open letter to MPs from Medical Research Organisations

Dr Mark Walport, Wellcome Trust, Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council, and Professor Martin Bobrow, Chair of the Academy of Medical Sciences Working Group on ‘Inter-species Embryos urge MP’s to reject amendments to the Bill which ban research on ‘hybrid’ embryos.
For more information see here: Open letter to MPs
 

MPs must give scientists the power to save lives

The Primeminister, Gordon Brown, shows his support for stem cell research in Sundays Observer.
Full story available here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/may/18/stemcells.medicalresearch

Scientists and Bishops meet to discuss ethics of embryonic stem cell research

Scientists, ethicists, heads of medical charities and religious leaders met on Friday evening (16 May) at the Wellcome Collection in London to discuss the Human Embryology and Fertilisation Bill currently before parliament.
For more details see: Scientists and Bishops Meet