Thai court grants Japanese man custody of 13 surrogate children
An extraordinary commercial surrogacy court case has come to a close. Earlier this month BioEdge reported on a court case involving a 28-year-old Japanese man,...
Ukraine: a new surrogacy hotspot
An increasingly number of desperate couples are descending on Ukraine. With several Asian countries having outlawed commercial surrogacy, more and more desperate couples are descending...
First case report of transgender woman breastfeeding an infant
Modest but functional lactation can be induced in transgender women In another step forward in the transgender movement, a trans woman (a natal male) has...
‘Father of 15’ testifies at surrogacy trial
A Japanese man believed to have fathered 15 surrogate children has testified in a Thai court. Mitsutoki Shigeta A Japanese man believed to have fathered...
British infant has life support withdrawn after court battle
A court has ordered life support to be withdrawn from an 11-month-old boy. A British High Court judge has told doctors that they can remove...
Trump burnishes his pro-life credentials at DC rally
The latest step in a long evolution President Trump at a live broadcast from the Rose Garden / New York Times If anyone were in doubt...
Science and the abortion debate
Has science been a boon to the pro-life movement? Has science been a boon to the pro-life movement? Yes, says journalist Emma Green. In an...
Ireland to permit PGD
The Irish government will soon introduce detailed fertility treatment laws.Fertility treatment in Ireland has been poorly regulated for several years. Yet the Irish government will...
Chinese black-market surrogacy is booming
Village women cash inFueled by high demand and high rewards, black-market surrogacy is booming in China, The Times (London) reports. Its source is The Paper,...
Adverse IVF incidents rise in UK: report
The first ‘state of the sector’ report since the HFEA was formed 27 years agoThe UK’s fertility regulator, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, has...
Bioethics on Capitol Hill: a $5 million surrogacy?
A bad hair day for pro-life politicians in Congress One of the quirkier stories bobbing in the flood of “inappropriate behaviour” in media HQs, Hollywood...
India outlawed commercial surrogacy – clinics are finding loopholes
What impact are bans on commercial surrogacy having on women? Would you pay someone US$150,000 to have your baby? The high cost of surrogacy in...