No Sperm Donation for Turkish Women, A Young Indian Innovator

This week: We’re coming to you from India again. A surprise audio snapshot of the capital city, New Delhi, awaits you. Don’t miss it! You’ll also hear from a 16-year-old Indian boy who’s invented a simple solution to a common problem in India. Also, Turkey just banned women from traveling abroad to get pregnant via artificial insemination. And some British food products now have carbon-footprint labels. (flickr image courtesy of fxp)

Sperm Donation in Turkey: A new Turkish law makes it a criminal offense for a woman to go abroad and get pregnant via artificial insemination. Artificial insemination was already illegal in Turkey, but women had until now been able to seek sperm donors in other countries. Now women can be imprisoned for up to three years for doing so. Doctors and lawyers are unsure how the government plans to enforce the law.
Guest: Pinar Ilkkaracan, the co-founder of Women for Women’s Human Rights in Istanbul.
Transcript of the story.
BBC coverage.
Women for Women’s Human Rights.
Pinar Ilkkaracan.

Carbon-Footprint Labels on British Food: Last week we reported on new online technologies to help consumers track the environmental footprint of some products.  Well, other ways of monitoring the impacts of products are emerging.  In Britain, some food products are now sporting carbon-footprint labels alongside their nutrition labels.  The World’s Laura Lynch has the story.
Transcript of the story.
The Carbon Trust.

A Young Indian Innovator: Piyush Agarwal is a 16-year-old high school student, and he wants to be a full-time magician. While his magic tricks still need some work, he is already a successful young innovator. He has invented a motorized system to dry clothes outdoors while protecting them from falling rain. He was one of the many grassroots innovators displaying their work at India’s National Innovation Foundation’s exhibition in New Delhi last week.
India’s National Innovation Foundation
More about Agarwal’s innovation and other awardees.

Music in Science Segment: I’m flying back to Boston this weekend, so be ready for this segment in next week’s podcast.

Tags: Britain, climate change, food, India, sperm donation, Turkey