Egg freezing blurs “experimental” label
For many women, freezing eggs is an uncertain business. Few women who have frozen their eggs a race against the clock have tried to use...
Who is watching the IRB watchdogs, asks Nature
A stinging editorial in Nature claims that for-profit institutional review boards need careful supervision to ensure that they are following protocols and protecting patients.A stinging...
Furore in Netherlands over refusal to conduct euthanasia funeral
But what happens when a religion does not accept euthanasia? This is being debated in the Netherlands after a Catholic priest in the small town...
Steep cost for a baby
Over the six years she was treated at a private fertility clinic, Colleen Aitken had her husband’s specially prepared sperm inserted directly into her uterus...