Baby born from three parent technique
Scientists have announced the first successful birth of a baby conceived using Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy (MRT) American doctors have announced the first successful birth of a...
Towards ethical standards in surrogacy
An American agency for gay dads sets out its standardsSurrogate mother and clients of Men Having Babies Surrogacy agencies are often accused of being...
Canada moves toward legal surrogacy
Times have changed, says Quebec Minister of Justice The Quebec Minister of Justice, Stéphanie Vallée, is planning to legalise surrogacy in her province. "I think...
Is IVF changing the course of human evolution?
To some extent, IVF is selecting for infertility. Evolution is caused by the differential reproduction of individuals with certain features. So surely IVF, which enables...
What’s in the IVF Petri dish?
Nobody knows -- and that's cause for serious concern for health in middle age We know more about the ingredients of peanut butter than of...
India may ban all commercial surrogacy
What will happen to the UAS$1billion business Surrogacy class / BBC The Indian government plans to impose a complete ban on commercial surrogacy and to...
Marie Stopes abortion services suspended in UK
Regulators cite concerns about governance and safety Government regulators have closed some services of a leading abortion provider in the United Kingdom, citing vague concerns...
Australia urges Cambodia to crack down on surrogacy services
With commercial surrogacy now outlawed in Thailand, India and Nepal, desperate couples are turning to agencies in Cambodia. Although many surrogacy agencies have shifted their...
IVF doctors issue new ethical guidelines for errors
After lots of bad publicity, the peak body reactsSome IVF clinics are run like "like a 19th-century grocery", says Art Caplan Cases of mix-ups,...
Australian doctors dispute IVF regulations after 63-year-old gives birth
Is it "selfish"?The parents of the baby girl The birth of an IVF daughter to a 63-year-old Tasmanian woman in Melbourne has exposed a rift...
For some Canadian women, surrogacy is sacred
Getting in touch with your inner earth mother goddess The motives for commercial surrogacy may seem relatively straightforward: woman does difficult and risky job; client...
Chinese clinics advertise for sperm donors
But donation goes against strong cultural prejudices Chinese IVF centres are offering better and bigger rewards as they are failing to recruit enough sperm donors....