IVF law to be debated in Poland
Poland's parliament will shortly debate draft legislation to regulate IVF -- a procedure that is de facto legal in the country. Poland’s parliament will shortly...
Fake Australian doctor runs IVF clinic for more than 10 years
Australian health authorities are investigating an Italian man who practiced as a gynaecologist and IVF expert in Melbourne for more than a decade. A dispatch...
In search of new kinship terms
I am really working above my paygrade here, but I propose a thorough revision of Lewis Henry Morgan’s classic text, Systems of Consanguinity and Affinity...
British mum becomes surrogate for son’s baby
This week’s story from Britain wins the New Frontiers Award in Assisted Reproductive Technology hands down. Anne-Marie and Kyle Casson This week’s story from...
Irish IVF industry slams donor disclosure proposals
The Irish Fertility Society has called upon the Oireachtas to scupper new assisted reproduction regulations. Proposed legislation in Ireland which would ban anonymous donation of...
IVF births in US hit 1.5%
More than 1.5% of the babies born in the United States in 2013 began life in a Petri dish. More than 1.5% of the babies...
Does religion have a role in bioethics?
The notion that religious convictions have no place in medicine or bioethics is widespread and growing. The notion that religious convictions have no place in...
Thailand outlaws foreign surrogacy
Thailand has passed a law to outlaw the use of Thai surrogates by foreign couples. Thailand has passed a law to outlaw the use of...
British mum in bid to give birth to child of dead daughter
A British woman wants to give birth via IVF to the child of her dead daughter. A British woman has entered a court battle so...
Professionalise surrogacy, say New Zealand academics
Two New Zealand academics have proposed that surrogacy become a profession like nursing or teaching which is fully integrated into the health system. Two New...
“My brother is the father of my son”
A Valentine’s Day story from the British press. Here’s a Valentine’s Day story from the British press. “My brother is the 'father' of my son”...
3-parent IVF approved by British Parliament
Bill passes by a vote of 382 to 128. How did scientists win the PR battle? After years of debate, the British House of Commons...