LUMBASYO

MEDICO - SOCIO -LEGAL

Bio-Ethics, Law and the In-Between; Navigating through the Socio – Medico – Legal Spheres of the Century

ABOUT ME

Ayieta Lumbasyo

A Lawyer, an advocate of the High court of Kenya, a Bioethicist with an MSc. Medicine from the University of The Witwatersrand, South Africa currently a PhD candidate and yes, i also farm.

I fancy myself as an ardent reader, a sometimes writer,  an avid traveler, a pretender javaphile and certified TV snob.

Most importantly, i answer to the titles; daughter, sister, aunt, friend.

Ayieta Lumbasyo

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WHAT I DO

Professional Practice Areas

Bio-Ethics

Bioethics is the study of controversial ethics brought about by advances in biology and medicine. It is also A moral discernment as it relates to medical policy, health care practice, and research of health-related life sciences

Research

Current areas of Research interest include the Legal & Ethical Issues of;

  • Stem Cell
  • Assisted Dying
  • Genomic Sequencing
  • PGS
  • Organ Donation
  • Blood Banking
  • Assisted Reproductive Technology
  • Medical data Privacy

Assisted Reproduction & Health Law

Assisted reproductive technology (ART) includes medical procedures used to address infertility. These include; IVF, ICSI,IUI, Gamete Donation, Cryopreservation of gametes or embryos and Gestational Surrogacy. I look into the Legal & Ethical Issues of such procedures