Paris conference investigates CRISPR potential
All the highlights CRISPR and other gene-editing technologies hold great promise for treating disease. However, they also provoke significant ethical concerns, especially about germline modification...
Australian govt report backs ban on domestic commercial surrogacy
... but supports altruistic surrogacy A government report has backed calls for an international treaty on surrogacy and for uniform legislation within Australia banning commercial...
IVF experts divided over mosaic embryos
Debate is intensifying among fertility specialists about the use of mosaic embryos in IVF. Debate is intensifying among fertility specialists about the use of mosaic...
Horrific abuse case raises questions over international surrogacy
Australian man fathered twins in order to abuse them An Australian case of sexual exploitation of infants has raised questions about international surrogacy. An unnamed...
Gendercide becomes an issue in Canada
Indian immigrants bring sex-selection with them. The problem of gendercide has spread from India to Canada, researchers claim in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ)....
‘Genetic sexual attraction’ could become issue for kids of sperm donors
The British press is a fathomless mine of lurid but thought-provoking, strange-but-true explorations of the dark side of the human condition. Last week's revelation was published in...
Ban on embryo research survives challenge in Italy
Constitutional Court rules that embryos are too precious to be used in research. Italy’s Constitutional Court has reaffirmed the legitimacy of a ban on human...
LGBT rift over surrogacy?
A lesbian couple says that Down syndrome children should not be aborted. It’s not just bio-conservatives who are troubled and puzzled by the growth of...
Controversial report to support legalisation of surrogacy in Europe
Could fact stiff opposition With a range of inconsistent statutes amongst member states, surrogacy is becoming a political football in Europe. Accusations of conflict of...
Costa Rica’s battle with IVF
A protracted struggle in the courts still has no resolution. Couples who want Costa Rica's IVF ban lifted in a meeting last year with President Luis...
Sweden could ban surrogacy
Government report recommends a stop to both altruistic and commercial surrogacy Eva Wendel Rosberg with Justice Minister Morgan Johansson. Photo: Erik Nylander / TT ...
China turns blind eye to surrogacy
Rising infertility is one cause of a increasing demand China’s one-child policy officially came to an end on January 1. The government is desperate to...