Parents of deceased West Point cadet get right to use his sperm to create a child
Judge says that the man would have agreed although there is no written proof Peter Zhu A New York judge has ruled that the...
Will IVF affect human evolution?
Will couples pass infertility on to their children? Natural selection is one of the principal mechanisms of evolution -- “survival of the fittest”, as it...
Rare, but regular: the horrific crime of foetal abduction
Even though perpetrators are always caught It is the rarest of the rarest crimes, but it happens: foetal abduction. Earlier this month, 9-months-pregnant Marlen Ochoa-Lopez,...
Is spontaneous abortion a problem for pro-life advocates?
Two pro-life medical ethicists have answered with a qualified "no". New restrictive abortion laws in the United States have reignited debate over the ethics of...
Alabama passes most restrictive abortion law in US
The ensuing debate will spill over into the 2020 election. Alabama governor Kay Ivey signing the abortion bill This week the American state of Alabama passed the...
A dystopian novel about surrogacy in America
Joanne Ramos, author of ‘The Farm’ Surrogacy exploitation has made it onto the best-seller list. The Farm, a debut novel by investment banker Joanne Ramos,...
More adventures in the Reproductive Revolution: sperm donation
Would you marry a professional sperm donor? Hannah and her suitors “Bachelorette” is a reality TV show on the ABC network featuring Hannah Brown, Miss...
Older women’s desire for children exploited by some IVF clinics, says HFEA head
Aggressive sales tactics are used to sell treatment Women over 40 with little hope of conceiving a baby are being exploited by greedy IVF clinics,...
Japan apologises for the sterilization of 25,000 citizens
The sterilisations took place under the auspices of the country's Eugenic Protection Law. The Japanese government has apologised and offered compensation to persons sterilised under the...
A confusing family tree in Omaha
A 61-year-old surrogate gives birth to her grandchild For this week’s instalment of the Reproductive Revolution, we go to Nebraska. Gay couple Matthew Eledge, 32, and...
Dame Mary Warnock, IVF ethics pioneer, dies aged 94
Her work laid the foundation for fertility and embryology legislation in the UK.British moral philosopher Dame Mary Warnock, a public intellectual who laid the foundation...
Parents request sperm retrieval from brain-damaged West Point cadet
They plead for family line not to be extinguished A court has allowed doctors to retrieve sperm from the body of a brain-damaged West Point...