Kenya: Medics Call for Test-Tube Babies Law
(sz) The Government is yet to formulate laws governing In-Vitro Fertilisation, a year after it announced plans to commence the process.
A taskforce established in May last year by the Director of Medical Services, Dr James Nyikal, is yet to report its progress.
The taskforce was expected to address issues of eligibility of women for the In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), ownership of the embryo, parentage in case of surrogate mothers, separation of procreation from sexual union, treatment costs, risk of genetic manipulation and commercialisation of embryos.
After the breakthrough by Dr Joshua Noreh, which saw the first Kenyan test tube baby delivered, there was outrage in religious circles and humanitarian groups on the need to regulate the IVF technology. more…
From: »allAfrica.com« (The East African Standard)