{"id":365,"date":"2012-04-07T20:21:32","date_gmt":"2012-04-08T03:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=365"},"modified":"2012-04-07T20:21:32","modified_gmt":"2012-04-08T03:21:32","slug":"human-eggs-grown-from-stem-cells-to-be-used-to-produce-embryos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=365","title":{"rendered":"Human eggs grown from stem cells to be used to produce embryos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is reported that, within a few weeks, researchers from Edinburgh University will request a license from Britain&#8217;s Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) to fertilize human eggs produced from stem cells isolated in ovarian tissue.\u00a0 The ultimate goal is to produce an unlimited supply of human eggs for artificial reproduction and research, and, perhaps, to provide a way to treat older women to prevent health problems related to menopause.\u00a0 However, the immediate purpose is to demonstrate that the eggs grown in the laboratory can be used to produce human embryos.\u00a0 Embryos\u00a0 produced in the initial experiment will be studied for up to 14 days and then destroyed or frozen. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/health-and-families\/health-news\/scientists-rewrite-rules-of-human-reproduction-7624708.html#\">The Independent<\/a>] While researchers clearly are protected by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consciencelaws.org\/law\/laws\/united-kingdom.aspx#HUMAN_FERTILISATION_AND_EMBRYOLOGY_ACT_1990_(c._37)_\"> protection of conscience provision <\/a>in the Human Fertilization and Embryology Act, a <a href=\"..\/..\/..\/?p=1054\"> recent court decision<\/a> suggests that the law may not protect physicians and others who may be asked to facilitate procedures and services that may ultimately be derived from this research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is reported that, within a few weeks, researchers from Edinburgh University will request a license from Britain&#8217;s Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) to fertilize human eggs produced from stem cells isolated in ovarian tissue.\u00a0 The ultimate goal is to produce an unlimited supply of human eggs for artificial reproduction and research, and, perhaps, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=365\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Human eggs grown from stem cells to be used to produce embryos&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5432,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75,3464,9,757],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artificial-reproduction","category-human-embryo-research","category-news","category-united-kingdom"],"yoast_head":"\r\n<title>Human eggs grown from stem cells to be used to produce embryos - 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