Embryos in Amsterdam clinic possibly infected by bacteria
IVF treatment has unsuspected dangers. A clinic in Amsterdam placed embryos which may have been infected with a bacterium which can cause meningitis in the wombs of...
Another case of fertility fraud in the US
Oops, not again. Another American gynaecologist using his own sperm to impregnate his patients? Yup, sorry. Dr Morris Wortman, of Rochester, New York, is being...
UPitt hires independent investigator to review its foetal research program
University denies any wrong-doing
Biden begins his ‘all of government’ response to restrictive Texas abortion law
Attorney-General denounces the law as ‘clearly unconstitutional’
Is Roe v Wade at risk after SCOTUS declined to void Texas heartbeat bill?
Reports of its death are premature The US Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to a Texas law which bans abortions after a...
Massachusetts begins to issue 3-parent birth certificates
A new parentage act is being considered Massachusetts, a bellwether state for social change, has issued its first three-parent birth certificate. Joyce Kauffman, a family...
Australian fertility clinics complain about ‘sperm drought’
Women are resorting to informal channels Australian fertility clinics are reporting a “sperm drought”. According to a feature on ABC News, “With travel plans delayed...
Bollywood tackles surrogacy
A Hindi-language film combines song and dance with social issues. This is more in the ”just for fun” category than bioethics: a Bollywood film about...
Another 4.7 million girls will go missing by 2030
The great gendercide continues Photo by Yogendra Singh on Unsplash Countries with a skewed sex ratio at birth because of a cultural preference for sons will...
New film examines ethical complexity of surrogacy
What if the baby has Down syndrome? There is no spoiler alert for The Surrogate because BioEdge has not seen the film. But it looks...
Canadian parliament refuses to condemn sex-selective abortion
According to the United Nations, “around 140 million women are believed to be ‘missing’ around the world – the result of son preference, including gender-biased...
Canadian parliament refuses to condemn sex-selective abortion
Fears that it could be the think edge of the wedge for abortions restrictions According to the United Nations, “around 140 million women are believed...