Australian parliament to vote on 3-parent babies
For the first time since the same-sex marriage debate, Australian politicians are to have a conscience vote – this time on the controversial issue of...
Tunisia is a Mecca for African IVF
Doctor argues that it is Islamic Tunisia seems an unlikely place for IVF clinics, but according to a feature in Jeune Afrique, it has become...
A class action suit against an Australian IVF provider is a reminder that IVF is a huge industry
Will Danielle Bopping be the Erin Brockovich of assisted reproduction? Remember Erin Brockovich, an inspiring consumer advocate and environmental activist in winning a US$333 million class-action lawsuit, the...
Michigan doctor may have fathered ‘thousands’ of children
In a 40-year career, he secretly donated sperm to infertile patients Dr Philip Peven with one of his donor sperm children, Jamie Hall / Jaime Hall/SWNS...
How many embryos are frozen in China’s IVF clinics?
Another example of the insoluble dilemma Over 200,000 IVF babies are born in China every year. This means that millions of embryos may be frozen...
Australians launch class action suit against IVF clinic over faulty embryo test
They are seeking compensation for economic loss and pain and suffering More than 100 – and potentially 1,000 -- patients of Monash IVF, a major...
Examining the thorny moral problem of foetal reduction
Our moral instincts don’t lead to an easy answer It is a truth universally acknowledged that defending an opinion on abortion will make at least...
Retiring Scottish politician links IVF with euthanasia
Ruth Davidson says that both demystify the business of human life Perhaps we should update that proverbial expression for brutal honesty, “out of the mouths...
The Pope’s homeland, Argentina, has legalized abortion
It could have a domino effect on other Latin American countries Abortion activists celebrate in Buenos Aires After a marathon debate, on December 30, the...
Could surrogacy contracts work?
Dutch writers are sceptical The complications involved in commercial surrogacy are leading lawyers and legislators to considering regulating what they cannot forbid. As a Dutch...
The 27-year-old infant
World record for time as a frozen embryo for Molly Gibson Molly Gibson / National Embryo Donation Center When Molly Gibson celebrates her first birthday on...
European Parliament condemns Poland’s conservative stand on abortion
Resolution repeats the demands of protesters Europe is ganging up on Poland to get it to support legal abortion. On Thursday the European Parliament strongly...