In this part of the series on Medical Profiteering focussed on (In)fertility Treatments, I’m concluding with the guidelines issued by FDA and ASRM in the US on embryo donation. Though not legally enforced uniformly in the US, these guidelines are fairly comprehensive and can be relied upon by other regulatory authorities or entities who are seeking to regulate the IVF and related treatment processes.
In this part of the series on Medical Profiteering focused on (In)fertility Treatments, I’m exploring the guidelines issued by FDA and ASRM in the US on embryo donation. Though not legally enforced uniformly in the US, these guidelines are fairly comprehensive and can be relied upon by other regulatory authorities or entities who are seeking to regulate the IVF and related treatment processes.
In Part X on Medical Profiteering focused on (In)fertility Treatments, I’m exploring the various processes involved in Embryo donation and the Indian laws governing embryo donation, processes involved, commerce, etc.
In Part IX on Medical Profiteering focussed on (In)fertility Treatments, I’m exploring the various processes leading up to the creation of embryo - gamete(sperm & egg ) donation – laws governing the donation, processes involved, impacts and consequences(intended and unintended) thereof.
In Part XXVII of this series on Global conflicts under the radar, focused on Yemen, I’m looking into the major events in the country from 2024 leading up to the current conflict.
In Part VIII on Medical Profiteering focused on (In)fertility Treatments, I'm looking into the hormone treatments associated with IVF.
In Part XXVI of this series on Global conflicts under the radar, focused on Yemen, I’m looking into the major events in the country from 2020 -2023.
In Part VII of the series on Medical Profiteering, I’m continuing looking into the provisions of the Indian laws on regulating Surrogacy (Section 41 - 54)– Commercial and altruistic – to see if the concerns addressed in Part V have been properly addressed, whether loopholes exist to undermine the laws, whether the law in its current form can be implemented effectively and whether subsequent amendments have watered down the original provisions.
In Part VI of the series on Medical Profiteering, I’m looking into the provisions of the Indian laws on regulating Surrogacy (Sections 1 - 40)– Commercial and altruistic – to see if the concerns addressed in Part V have been properly addressed, whether loopholes exist to undermine the laws, whether the law in its current form can be implemented effectively and whether subsequent amendments have watered down the original provisions.
In Part XXV of this series on Global conflicts under the radar, focused on Yemen, I’m looking into the major events in the country from 2016 up to 2020, when even pandemic had no impact on the fighting.