Surrogacy under threat after Trump vows to remove birthright citizenship
Deals could become legally fraught Bioethics in American politics. Donald Trump’s vow to remove the right to citizenship to babies born in the United States...
“Wow, we both got to carry the baby”
Another chapter in the Reproductive Revolution Bliss (l) and Ashleigh (r) Coulter with son Stetson Another chapter in the Reproductive Revolution. Lesbian couples who want...
Queensland decriminalises abortion
Bill passes easily, 51 to 41. Rally in Brisbane / Glenn Hunt AAP Queensland has become the latest Australian state to decriminalise abortion. On Wednesday...
Will the male of the species go the way of the dodo?
Chinese researchers create healthy mice from same-sex mothers Are men becoming obsolete? This dire news (or possibly good news in some circles) has been voiced...
Dutch man may have fathered 1000 children
Could be the world’s most prolific father Amsterdam street scene Ivo van Halen, a 34-year-old Dutch IT consultant, is compiling a very long Christmas card...
Japan set to allow gene editing of human embryos
An expert panel released new guidelines late last month. Japan is set to allow the gene editing of human embryos, with an expert panel representing...
Canada: the latest surrogacy hotspot?
Data suggests that almost half of intending parents live abroad. Canada may have become a hotspot for international surrogacy, with data suggesting that almost half...
French ethics committee opposes euthanasia, endorses IVF for all women
The report recommends palliative sedation as a legal alternative. A peak ethics authority in France has recommended that the prohibition on assisted suicide in the...
13-year-olds given mastectomies at California clinic
The girls have no regrets, transgender counsellors How old does one have to be to consent to a mastectomy? Only 13, it appears. An article...
British grandparents use dead son’s sperm to create child
Allegations of criminal behaviour by urologist Another fascinating chapter in the unfolding history of the Reproductive Revolution, this time about posthumous sperm extraction. A few...
“Baby factories” in the Ukraine exposed
Damning reports have emerged of systemic exploitation in Ukrainian surrogacy businesses, with one expert labelling some of the worst clinics “baby factories”. An Al...
Man discovers that partner had sperm swapped for lover’s during IVF
Doctors at the Moscow clinic cooperated with the woman's request. A Russian man has successfully sued an IVF clinic in Moscow after his wife secretly...