Friday, January 19, 2007

Raids on UK IVF clinics

"Investigators have made unannounced visits to two clinics run by Britain's most successful test-tube baby doctor.

The police-accompanied inspections were carried out by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) with a court warrant.

The HFEA says this is part of regulatory action and that it has been contacted by a whistleblower.

One of the clinics was secretly filmed by Panorama offering unproven treatment to women, potentially risking health"

Read more... BBC news