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Bill seeks to regulate wombs-for-rent[India]by Kounteya Sinha, Times of IndiaJanuary 27th, 2011India's Union health ministry has now finalised the Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) Regulation Bill 2010, which has been sent to the law ministry for its approval.

Pigging out on genetically modified porkby Christina Stevens, Global NewsJanuary 24th, 2011Genetically engineered pork may one day become a part of your local grocer's food list. But who's to decide whether or not this product should be on the shelves?

Clinical trials on trial[Commentary]by Osagie Obasogie, The New ScientistJanuary 22nd, 2011Vulnerable people are increasingly targeted as subjects for clinical research. Have we forgotten the lessons of past abuses?

Schumer visits Utica to tout DNA fingerprintingby Robert Brauchle, Utica Observer-DispatchJanuary 20th, 2011US Senator Charles Schumer is introducing federal legislation that would allow law enforcement agencies to take DNA samples from anyone arrested for violent crimes.

Uncle Sam could want YOU and your DNA, tooby Jillian Theil, Biopolitical TimesJanuary 20th, 2011A secretive group of scientific advisors recommends that the Department of Defense collect DNA from US soldiers, and gives little attention to the potential implications of such a practice.

Surrogacy Law: Conn. Gives Non-Genetic Parents Legal Rightsby Susan Donaldson James, ABC NewsJanuary 20th, 2011Connecticut's Supreme Court honors a signed agreement between a surrogate mother and a gay couple.

Police DNA test plan to put off prostitutes' punters[United Kingdom]by Jane Fae Ozimek, The Register (UK)January 19th, 2011Another day, another database idea.

Prisoners as Human Subjects: A Closer Look at the Institute of Medicine's Recommendations to Loosen Current Restrictions on Using Prisoners in Scientific Researchby Osagie K. Obasogie, Stanford Journal of Civil Rights and Civil LibertiesJanuary 18th, 2011Greater attention must be paid to prisoners’ heightened vulnerability as human subjects, and the relevance of human rights to research ethics.

Lisa Jardine starts egg donor compensation discussion[United Kingdom]by James Gallagher, BBC NewsJanuary 17th, 2011The UK's assisted reproduction regulatory agency has opened a public consultation about payments for sperm and eggs.

The Rise and Decline of Military Human Enhancementby Michael Burnam-Fink, Science ProgressJanuary 7th, 2011We are in, at best, a lull in military investments in human enhancement research. That is why now is a good time to start asking hard questions about how—and indeed if—we should proceed along this course.

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