Monday 9 March 2009

Plans to regulate IVF in California

The birth of octuplets in the United States has raised awareness of the problems that can arise when fertility treatment is not tightly regulated. Now, according to newspaper reports, politicians in California may re-classify fertility clinics in order to gain more control over how they work. Accrediting the clinics as outpatient facilities would mean that they would be able to be more closely mointored.

In other states, there have been moves to tighten the rules on fertility treatment as despite claims to the contrary, it is clear that self-regulation has not worked in the United States, where many clinics routinely ignore guidelines. You can read the story at www.aftau.org

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