Three-parent children in UK possible after HFEA report
The UK is moving closer to three-parent children after the fertility regulator informed the government that the public would back a controversial embryo treatment.The UK...
Blow to Germany’s animal lovers
Germany is a very big blip on the radar of BioEdge’s Reproductive Revolution Weirdness Watch this week.Germany is a very big blip on the radar...
Pregnant woman’s death pours fuel on Ireland’s fiery abortion debate
Ireland’s restrictive abortion laws are under attack after a 31-year-old pregnant woman died of septicaemia Ireland’s restrictive abortion laws are under attack after a 31-year-old...
Surrogate mother of 13 calls it a day
Carole Horlock's 2008 pregnancy -- triplets for a Greek couple. British woman Carole Horlock, 49, plans to retire from a long and prolific career as...
3-person embryo consultation launched in UK
The UK’s fertility watchdog has launched a public consultation on the ethics of IVF-based techniques designed to avoid serious mitochondrial diseases.The UK’s fertility watchdog has...
State to pay for Massachusetts murderer’s sex change
A Massachusetts man with gender identity disorder murdered his wife in 1990 when she discovered him wearing her clothes. He was sentenced to life in...
UK ethics group backs “three-parent” embryos
A leading UK ethics group has backed the creation of "three-parent" IVF babies to battle rare genetic diseases. The London-based Nuffield Council on Bioethics could...
Children with 3 parents could become a reality
Children with three genetic parents could become reality in the UK. If you are unable to see the YouTube video, please click here. Children with...
High Court denies benefits to parent of twins born through IVF
Following up on a BioEdge story from last year, a woman whose child was born through posthumous conception was denied survivor benefits, in a US...
US Supreme Court wrestles with posthumous conception
The US Supreme Court grappled this week for the first time with “posthumous conception”.Karen Capato gave birth to twins in 2003 – 18 months after...
British woman who had sex change has given birth
The distinction between sex and gender has become even more complex, with Britain’s first transgendered “male mother” believed to have given birth. The distinction between...
UK to consider three-parent IVF
The controversial practice known as “three-parent IVF” has drawn one step closer in the UK with the government’s announcement of public consultation into its acceptability....