The UK Parliament’s House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee recently published a report on the safety of maternity services in England. As part of the Department of…
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The UK Parliament’s House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee recently published a report on the safety of maternity services in England. Key findings included the fact…
Leave a CommentThe law in the UK regarding surrogacy is particularly strict. Section 2 of the Surrogacy Arrangements Act 1985 bans commercial surrogacy in the UK. The only prohibited form…
Leave a CommentOn 2nd December 2020, the UK Government announced that it would be the first country in the world to approve the use of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, following regulatory approval by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. By contrast, the European Medicines Agency has urged caution in moving forward too quickly with the approval process, and will only decide by December 29th whether to provisionally authorise the vaccine.
Leave a CommentWhile draconian government action such as this week’s lockdown raises important concerns, the bigger question must be: what are the human rights implications of the UK government’s serial inaction in the face of the COVID-19 crisis?
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