Sex-selective abortion: I’m OK with that, says UK academic
Sex-selective abortion is almost universally reviled. Almost. Sex-selective abortion is almost universally reviled – by opponents of abortion because it kills an unborn child and...
Thai parliament votes to ban the surrogacy trade
Thailand’s interim parliament has voted in support of a bill to ban commercial surrogacy in the country. Thailand’s interim parliament has voted in support of...
IVF and depression: a long discussion continues
There has been much debate about the impact of IVF on a mental health. There has been much debate about the impact of IVF on...
US mid-term elections boost hopes of GOP, but not of pro-lifers
Less dramatic and less reported was the effect of the election on the controversial issue of abortion. This week’s mid-term elections in the United States...
US stem cell expert questions UK plans for 3-parent embryos
A noble goal, but there are too many unanswered questions. The British Parliament will begin debating whether to legalise a controversial technique known to opponents...
Do restrictive abortion laws kill women?
Chile is a natural experiment because abortion was legal there from 1931 to 1989, when it was banned. There is no more powerful argument for...
Over-50s are major clients of Indian IVF
"Come alone. Leave as a family. Age no bar”75-year-old Rajo Devi with her 5-year-old daughter Naveen In New York IVF clinics, older clients are...
Ground shifts in UK debate over “three-parent embryos”
New Scientist magazine does an ethical back flip. Is UK’s battle over “three-parent embryos”, as it is called in the media, or mitochondrial transfer, as...
Remember Savita?
The Indian dentist’s death was misrepresented. A new style of journalism has emerged in the UK: slow journalism. “Because today's ultra-fast news cycle rates being...
Women risk lives for IVF
Women are putting their lives in danger by purchasing illegal IVF drugs from the online auction site EBay. Women are putting their lives in danger...
At long last, a follow-up study of “cytoplasmic transfer”
About 30 children conceived from this technique have been born, 17 of them from an American IVF clinic between 1996 and 2002. The United Kingdom...
British MP blasts “three-parent embryos”
In a terse summary of objections to the practice of mitochondrial transfer to prevent serious diseases Sir Edward Leigh, a Conservative MP, told the House...