What about the super-sperm-spreaders?
Who are the modern equivalents of Genghis Khan? Visitors to the Genghis Khan Monument at Zonjin Boldog, Mongolia. A controversial genetic study published in 2003...
‘The Economist’ backs DIY abortions
But is there really ‘no evidence’ that they are dangerous? The Economist, perhaps the world’s most influential magazine, has come out strongly in support of...
The US should brace itself for a “national wave of fertility fraud”
Home DNA testing kits are revealing widespread fertility doctor abuses A new field of litigation has evolved in the United State: denouncing fertility fraud. In...
Should India repeal its ban on sex selection?
Yes, says Norwegian bioethicist Gendercide is the word used nowadays to describe the missing millions of girls because of a preference for sons in India....
5% of Australian babies come through IVF
About 5% of babies born in Australia are IVF babies, according to the latest report from the University of New South Wales, based on figures...
Belgium: the inescapable duties of paternity
A former king, Albert II, now has a new 51-year-old daughter Delphine Boël, out-of-wedlock daughter of King Albert II of Belgium, at a book-signing in 2008 This...
Scotland: legal battle over trans girl’s sperm
For the latest episode in the Reproductive Revolution, BioEdge turns to Scotland. A 16-year-old transgender girl, Ellie Anderson, died last month of “unascertained” causes after...
Free vial of sperm in Instagram giveaway
The gimmick provoked some controversy: “Imagine telling a child that they came from an Instagram giveaway.”The latest chapter in the Reproductive Revolution comes from Nova...
The tide turns in the international surrogacy market
Now it’s Japanese and Chinese who are the exploiters International surrogacy is often reviled as a system in which Western, mostly white people, exploit the...
Disabled girl at centre of surrogacy case dies
Defying predictions, she had a happy life Serafina Harrell A girl with severe disabilities who made international headlines when her surrogate mother refused to abort...
International surrogacy goes pear-shaped
A thousand babies -- at least -- are stranded in Russia with their surrogate mothersAs the weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic march on, more evidence...
‘Cancel culture’ finally comes knocking at Planned Parenthood’s door
Time for a reckoning with her record of supporting eugenics Margaret Sanger (1879-1966) was the founder of Planned Parenthood, the largest provider of abortion services...