ROME. Senator Vincenzo D'Anna, president of the National Federation of Biologists' Associations (FNOB), has appealed to the Minister of Health and the Minister of Universities and Research to establish a School of Specialization in Clinical Embryology, citing their "well-known sensitivity" to public health and scientific education. According to D'Anna, the request stems from the "growing importance of medically assisted procreation (MAP) in the national healthcare landscape."
"Today," he stated, "4,1% of births occur through assisted reproduction techniques, a percentage that can reach nearly 40% if we include treatments for male and female genital disorders and infertility, often caused by environmental toxicity, which reduces the quality of gametes and increases these pathologies."
"It becomes unthinkable – added D'Anna – that embryos are handled without the personnel in charge having specific knowledge and training, with the concrete risk (as we learn from recent news stories) that this opens up space for the commercialisation of embryos and miraculous practices towards sterile couples".
The FNOB president also highlighted the issue of the failure to fill positions in specialization schools left vacant by medical graduates. "On this point," he concluded, "an amendment has already been drafted to address the situation and allow for better use of available training resources."
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I read the article and it seems to me that Senator D'Anna is right about many things, but I also believe that there is a need for more information for people about ART and its implications, not everyone knows what it really means.