Playing with fire
Hi there, One of America’s leading bioethicists, Thomas H. Murray, of The Hastings Center, has called for a national debate on so-called “mitochondrial transfer” (see...
IVF consultation launched in Australia
Australia is to conduct a review of the ethics and clinical practice of assisted reproductive technology. Australia is to conduct a review of the ethics...
“Mitochondrial transfer” is a misnomer: Stuart Newman
A leading US scientist has delivered a broadside at the scientific ignorance and spin involved in the debate. Both in the US and the UK,...
“Mitochondrial transfer” is dangerous: Maureen Condic
Some women are carriers of a genetic disease because of defective mitochondria. Replace hers with healthy mitochondria donated by a another woman. Result: a healthy...
US must debate “mitochondrial transfer”: Thomas H. Murray
The former head of the Hastings Centre for Bioethics has written a forceful opinion editorial in Science calling for “a nationwide conversation about current and...
UK to press ahead with 3-parent IVF babies
Chief Medical Officer announces the launch of a consultation. While the US Food and Drug Administration examines the possibility of allowing “three-parent embryos” to fight...
IVF kids now 1.5% of all births in US
Latest figures from the SART According to 2012 figures, IVF babies now make up 1.5% of all children born in the United States. According to...
FDA to study “three-parent embryos”
Will it open the door to eugenics through genetic engineering? On February 25 and 26 the US Food and Drug Administration will discuss the possibility...
At least we can agree on something
Both sides of the abortion debate loathe Dr Stephen Brigham, an Ivy League grad who operates a string of East Coast clinics. Dr Stephen Brigham...
Stunning discovery creates ethical stem cells
Immersing cells in acid creates pluripotent stem cells? Who could believe that? But it could be the future. It’s the ultimate confirmation of the notion...
Is IVF overused, ask researchers
Hard questions need to be asked about the steep rise in IVF around the world, says the Evidence Based IVF Group. In a stinging rebuke...
Is IVF overused, ask researchers
Hard questions must be asked about the steep rise in commercial IVF around the world, say researchers in the BMJ. Hard questions need to be...