Assisted reproductive technology

Australia

• McBain v State of Victoria: access to IVF for all women - Commonwealth Parliamentary Library research note on the Federal Court IVF decision of 28 July 2000
• McBain v State of Victoria: implications beyond IVF - Commonwealth Parliamentary Library Research Note on the Federal Court IVF decision of 28 July 2000
• Inquiry into the Provisions of the Sex Discrimination Amendment Bill (No.1) 2000 (February 2001). Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee

United Kingdom

• Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) (UK) - the HFEA is "a statutory body which regulates, licenses and collects data on fertility treatments such as IVF and donor insemination, as well as human embryo research, in the UK." The HFEA's web site provides information about the Authority, its role, activities, contact details, etc., as well as full text HFEA documents and contact details and links to related organisations within the UK
• Human Genetics Advisory Commission (HGAC) (UK) - the HGAC, established by the UK Government in December 1996, has as its role "to take a broad view of developments in human genetics and advise on ways to build public confidence in the application of the new science." The HGAC's web site provides information about the Commission, its membership, terms of reference and contact details, as well as information about forthcoming HGAC events and meeting dates, and full text HGAC press notices and papers (including consultation documents, advice to ministers, and annual reports)

United States

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - this web site provides access to ACOG news releases and ACOG publication catalogues, as well as conference and other event information, etc.
• American Society of Andrology - the Amercian Society of Andrology is "a non-profit scientific, literary, and educational organization with the purpose of advancing knowledge of male reproductive biology and medicine." Its activities include the hosting of conferences and meetings, publishing the Journal of Andrology and other related Handbooks, and other work with related scientific and clinical organisations. In addition to providing information about the Society and its activities, this web site provides access to table of contents information from the Journal of Andrology
• American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) - the ASRM, established in 1944, "is an organization devoted to advancing knowledge and expertise in reproductive medicine and biology." The ASRM's web site provides information about the Society, including contact information, as well as links to other relevant US organisations. Full text documents made available at the ASRM site include Guidelines for Practice, Press Releases, Policy Statements, Conference and Seminar Papers, and dates of forthcoming meetings
• Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (US) - the ARHP web site provides information about the Association, Policy Updates, fulltext access to newsletters and other publications, as well as educational material
• The Endocrine Society (US) - the Endocrine Society, "with some 8,500 members from 72 countries,... is the world's largest and most active organization devoted to the research, study and clinical practice of endocrinology." Their web site provides access to fulltext press releases as well as links to news bulletins from other related organisations. Also available is information about meetings, activities, publications, etc., as well as links to other endrocrine-related sites on the Internet.
• Society for the Study of Reproduction (US) - the SSR Web site provides information about the Society and its activities, as well as table of contents information from the Society's official journal, Biology of Reproduction. Policy documents are included, as are links to other related sites on the Internet

Human cloning / Genetics

• Essentially yours : the protection of human genetic information in Australia / Australian Law Reform Commission [and] National Health & Medical Research Council [and] Australian Health Ethics Committee
• Protection of Human Genetic Information (ALRC Discussion Paper 66, 2002)
• Human cloning and stem cell research: briefing paper 9/2002 (S. Smith, NSW Parliamentary Library)
• Senate Community Affairs Committee Inquiry into Research involving Embryos and Prohibition of Human Cloning Bill 2002 
• Research Involving Embryos and Prohibition of Human Cloning Bill 2002 First Reading
• Human cloning: scientific, ethical and regulatory aspects of human cloning and stem cell research (Australia. Parliament. House of Representatives. Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs) [Andrews Report] (2001)
• Cloning of Humans (Prohibition) Bill 2001 (Qld)

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