FILM: The Special Status of Mary Warnock – From Fertility Treatment to Embryo Research
This film documents the Progress Educational Trust (PET) event
The Special Status of Mary Warnock: From Fertility Treatment to Embryo Research , which was held on what would have been the 97th birthday of the late Baroness Mary Warnock (1924-2019).
The event was sponsored by the British Fertility Society, the London Egg Bank, Theramex and Reproduction and Fertility (a journal from the Society for Reproduction and Fertility).
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Introduction
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Discussion
In her introduction at the beginning of this film, Sarah Norcross refers to two films featuring Baroness Warnock:
The Special Status of Mary Warnock: From Fertility Treatment to Embryo Research
Appeared in BioNews 1091
The latest online event held by the Progress Educational Trust (PET), the charity that publishes BioNews, was The Special Status of Mary Warnock: From Fertility Treatment to Embryo Research . This discussed the legacy of PET s late patron Baroness Mary Warnock, and her work in reproductive healthcare, research and regulation.
Sarah Norcross, director of PET, began by thanking the sponsors before giving an introduction into Baroness Warnock s life. Norcross spoke of Baroness Warnock s strong relationship with PET and her impact on public policy, describing her work as some of the most influential in assisted conception and embryo research. Baroness Warnock is known for leading a committee to discuss the ethics of assisted conception and related research following the birth of the first IVF baby, culminating in a publication in 1984 best known as the Warnock Report . The report
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I put forward my amendment to this end yesterday evening. The amendment requires the Secretary of State, within six months of the passage of the bill to publish the government’s plans for the development and deployment of a distributed digital identification (“Digital ID”) for individuals and corporate entities in the financial services sector.