Doctor in IVF watchdog agreement
(sz) A high profile IVF doctor has reached agreement with the fertility watchdog over its contribution to a programme which alleged he offered “unnecessary and unproven” treatments.
The claims were made against Mohamed Taranissi during a BBC Panorama special called “IVF Undercover” which also featured an interview with the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) chief executive Angela McNab.
In a High Court statement, the HFEA said Mr Taranissi had done nothing wrong in offering the reproductive immunology treatments and that comments made on the programme were “not intended to suggest otherwise”.
The watchdog also confirmed Mr Taranissi’s Assisted Reproduction & Gynaecology Centre (ARGC) had the highest success rate of any clinic in the UK.
The IVF specialist issued a complaint against the HFEA earlier this year, claiming that it had libelled him in both the Panorama interview on January 15 and during a press conference on the same day.
Proceedings have also been launched against the BBC in relation to allegations that Mr Taranissi says were inaccurate. more…
From: »The Press Association«