Singapore bans elective sperm freezing to protect consumer rights
In a recent amendment of regulations on assisted reproduction services, the Singapore Ministry of Health explicitly banned elective sperm freezing without a medical indication. This...
Is unregulated sperm donation really all that bad?
The unregulated market in sperm donation is growing rapidly. People are increasingly bypassing regular sperm banks and fertility clinics and sourcing sperm on the internet....
Renowned fertility doctor attacked by WaPo for selling fertility supplements
An outspoken fertility doctor has come under attack by the Washington Post for selling fertility supplements in which he has a financial stake. Norbert Gleicher,...
A holistic look at the effect of the Pill on women
Debates about the ethical dimension of the Pill are like smoke-filled 19th Century battlefields “where ignorant armies clash by night”. Inquiry is enveloped by dense...
Singapore must prevent abuses in donation of unused surplus frozen eggs
A recent Channel News Asia article, “Egg donation in Singapore: What couples with complex infertility need to know if they want to have a baby”,...
The dark down-side of California surrogacy
California has become a haven for commercial surrogacy. One of its attractions is that the commissioning parents, in effect, “own” the developing child. The surrogate...
IVF: The US$24 billion industry selling hope
In vitro fertilization is a booming business, says The Economist in a special report on the IVF business. The global market is expected to reach...
The Pill increases risk of depression amongst young women by 130%
According to a recent study in the journal Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, women using birth control pills may have as much as 130% increased risk...
Georgia to ban international surrogacy
The government of Georgia is planning to ban commercial surrogacy for foreign couples after 2023. A draft law would permit only altruistic surrogacy. Prime Minister...
Is it true that 99% of women believe that their abortion was the right decision?
How do women see their past abortions? The received wisdom is that abortion equals unwanted pregnancy: most women want their abortion and are satisfied with...
Running a cost-benefit ruler over 3-parent babies
The benefits for children born after mitochondrial donation – better known as three-parent babies – are easily demonstrated: no potentially lethal mitochondrial disease. Their parents...
Croatia plans to import sperm. No one back home wants to donate
Sperm and egg donation has been legal in Croatia since 2012. But no one has donated. The problem seems to be that the law does...