Stop Eugenics! » Department of Health http://stopeugenics.org Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 03 May 2008 09:35:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en Letter from WFD to the Department of Health http://stopeugenics.org/2008/04/08/letter-from-wfd-to-the-department-of-health/ http://stopeugenics.org/2008/04/08/letter-from-wfd-to-the-department-of-health/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:30:19 +0000 Alison Bryan http://stopeugenics.org/?p=107 The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) wrote a letter to the Department of Health over their concerns over section 14(4)(9) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill (HFEB). A copy of this letter can be found here [PDF].

It is good to get international support, and to get a wider frame of reference to the implications of this proposed legislation.

]]> http://stopeugenics.org/2008/04/08/letter-from-wfd-to-the-department-of-health/feed/ Department of Health response to 19 March meeting http://stopeugenics.org/2008/04/08/department-of-health-response-to-19-march-meeting/ http://stopeugenics.org/2008/04/08/department-of-health-response-to-19-march-meeting/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:58:51 +0000 Alison Bryan http://stopeugenics.org/?p=105 On 19 March representatives met the HFE Bill team at the Department of Health. The summary of this meeting can be found here in English and BSL.

The Department of Health has since formally responded to points raised, in English here [PDF] and a BSL translation:

[See post to watch Flash video]

]]> http://stopeugenics.org/2008/04/08/department-of-health-response-to-19-march-meeting/feed/ Summary of the meeting at the Department of Health http://stopeugenics.org/2008/04/01/summary-of-meeting-at-the-department-of-health/ http://stopeugenics.org/2008/04/01/summary-of-meeting-at-the-department-of-health/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:36:03 +0000 Alison Bryan http://stopeugenics.org/?p=101 On the 19 March 2008 representatives of Stop Eugenics, the BDA, the Progress Educational Trust and two individual genetics counsellors met with the HFE Bill Team at the Department of Health.

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss our concerns over Clause 14(4)(9) and relevant Explanatory Notes of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill (HFEB).

A summary of the meeting can be found in English here [PDF] and in British Sign Language:

[See post to watch Flash video]

The Department of Health will be releasing their response to this meeting in the near future.

Stop Eugenics would like to thank all those involved for making this meeting happen.

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