Bringing Medical Precision to the Trigger Law in Tennessee
D. Joy Riley, M.D., M.A. Executive Director
The abortion debate is heating up in Tennessee – again. Why? Abortion was legal in the state for many years until recently. In 2019, Tennessee passed an abortion “trigger” law that would become effective 30 days following the overturning of Roe v. Wade – which happened in 2022. The Human Life Protection Act became the law of the State, and abortion is now illegal. Not everyone is pleased with this state of affairs, so amendments to the law are being considered this week.
Suddenly, it seems, health care professionals and others are interested in this law. Questions have ...read more
Tennessee Legislative Update: Commercial Surrogacy and a Pot of Gold
By D. Joy Riley, M.D., M.A. Executive Director
References to pots of gold usually occur in the month of March, and involve leprechauns and rainbows. This year, pots of gold figure in at least one set of companion bills (House Bill No. 1379 and Senate Bill No. 425) the Tennessee Legislature is transforming into law. Instead of leprechauns and rainbows, though, it is the fertility physicians/clinics and “third-party reproductive care for the benefit of the enrollee(s).” The pots of gold are to be provided by “insurance companies,” which means, of course, “the insured,” which would include all of us who pay insurance ...read more
First Human Embryos Edited in U.S.: A Bright Red Line Is Crossed
D. Joy Riley, M.D., M.A. Executive Director
“Sooner than we expected”: A friend – a scientist steeped in the bioethics realm – wrote to me of her surprise at the announcement of the first embryonic humans edited in the United States. Steve Connor, writing in the MIT Technology Review, reported the work on 26 July 2017. Doubtless, the publication of the work in a scientific journal will follow.
The article, “First human embryos edited in U.S.” by Steve Connor, describes the process thusly: “A person familiar with the research says ‘many tens’ of human IVF embryos were created for the experiment using the ...read more
Transplantation of lungs: recovered from donors after euthanasia — openPR
http://www.openpr.com/news/178737/Transplantation-of-lungs-recovered-from-donors-after-euthanasia.html
