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IVF and Surrogacy (Vol 209)
Assisted conception in Australia; infertility & IVF procedures; IVF – attitudes & ethical issues, including sex selection
AND 'designer babies'; ethics of surrogacy.

ACCESS Australia’s National Infertility Network: www.access.org.au

American Surrogacy Centre Inc: www.surrogacy.com

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW): www.aihw.gov.au

Everything Surrogacy: www.everythingsurrogacy.com

IVF Australia: www.ivf.com.au

Melbourne IVF: www.mivf.com.au

Monash IVF: www.monashivf.edu.au

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC): www.nhmrc.gov.au

Queensland Fertility Group: www.qldfertilitygroup.com.au

Sydney IVF: www.sivf.com.au

Cloning and Stem Cell Research (Vol 265)
The latest breakthroughs in human therapeutic cloning & stem cell research The practical & ethical issues raised by this research This book explains the differences between reproductive & therapeutic cloning, adult and embryonic stem cells, & presents arguments for & against therapeutic cloning & the use of human embryos in stem cell research.

ABC News in Science: www.abc.net.au

Australasian Bioethics Information: www.bioedge.org

Australian Academy of Science: www.science.org.au

Australian Family Association: www.family.org.au

Australian GeneEthics Network: www.geneethics.org

Australian Science Media Centre: www.aussmc.org

Australians for Ethical Stem Cell Research: www.cloning.org.au

Better Health Channel: www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au

Biotechnology Australia: www.biotechnology.gov.au

Human Cloning Foundation (USA): www.humancloning.org

International Bioethics Committee: www.unesco.org/ibc

myDr: www.mydr.com.au Parliament of Australia: www.aph.gov.au

Southern Cross Bioethics Institute: www.bio-ethics.com

World Health Organization: www.who.int

Voluntary Euthanasia (Vol 266)
Explores the legal, ethical and practical issues involving voluntary euthanasia; end of life issues for terminal patients; arguments for and against proposed euthanasia legislation in Australia

ACT Right to Life Association: www.actrtla.org.au

Australian Christian Lobby International: www.acl.org.au

Dying With Dignity Victoria (DWDV): www.dwdv.org.au

Doctors’ Reform Society of Australia: www.drs.org.au

Exit International: www.exitinternational.net

International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: www.internationaltaskforce.org

Medical Journal of Australia: www.mja.com.au

New South Wales Right to Life Association: www.nswrtl.org.au

Pro-Life Victoria (Australia): www.prolife.org.au

Queensland Right to Life: www.qrtl.org.au

Respect Life Office: www.melbourne.catholic.org.au/respectlife/eu-links.htm

South Australia Voluntary Euthanasia Society (SAVES): www.saves.asn.au

Southern Cross Bioethics Institute: www.bioethics.org.au

Voluntary Euthanasia Society of New South Wales: www.vesnsw.org.au

West Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society Inc. (WAVES): www.waves.org.au

World Federation of Right to Die Societies: www.worldrtd.net

Your Choice In Dying: www.yourchoiceindying.com

Human Genetics: Ethics and issues (Vol 294)
Ethical issues include gene therapy, genetic testing dilemmas, cloning and stem cell research, commercialisation of biotechnology products, genetic discrimination, forensic DNA databanks, privacy.

ABC News in Science www.abc.net.au/science/explore/dna

Australasian Bioethics Information www.bioedge.org

Australian Academy of Science www.science.org.au

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare www.aihw.gov.au

Australian Life Scientist www.biotechnews.com.au

Australian Medical Association www.ama.com.au

Australian Science Media Centre www.aussmc.org

Australian Stem Cell Centre www.stemcellcentre.edu.au

Australians for Ethical Stem Cell Research www.cloning.org.au

Bioethics Portal (Australian Government) www.bioethics.gov.au

Biotechnology Australia (archived) www.biotechnology.gov.au

Biotechnology Online www.biotechnologyonline.gov.au

Centre for Genetics Education www.genetics.com.au

HealthinSITE www.healthinsite.gov.au

Human Genome Project Information www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/home.shtml

International Bioethics Committee www.unesco.org/ibc

Medical Journal of Australia www.mja.com.au

National Health and Medical Research Council www.nhmrc.gov.au

Genetically Modified Food and Crops (Vol 309)

Abortion Issues (Vol 312)