Welcome to the world of ‘platonic co-parenting’
A new phenomenon which is becoming more widespread Another chapter in the history of the reproductive revolution: platonic co-parenting. This involves two people conceiving (naturally...
A modern sultan boasts his virtual harem
Some women shun fertility clinics In the age of the Reproductive Revolution, it’s an antiquated approach, but it works. An American named “Joe” claimed on...
More family secrets unveiled in Netherlands
Fertility fraud files. Another success for family reunions through genetic databases! A woman looking for her sperm donor father on the internet has discovered that...
What about the super-sperm-spreaders?
Who are the modern equivalents of Genghis Khan? Visitors to the Genghis Khan Monument at Zonjin Boldog, Mongolia. A controversial genetic study published in 2003...
The US should brace itself for a “national wave of fertility fraud”
Home DNA testing kits are revealing widespread fertility doctor abuses A new field of litigation has evolved in the United State: denouncing fertility fraud. In...
Scotland: legal battle over trans girl’s sperm
For the latest episode in the Reproductive Revolution, BioEdge turns to Scotland. A 16-year-old transgender girl, Ellie Anderson, died last month of “unascertained” causes after...
Free vial of sperm in Instagram giveaway
The gimmick provoked some controversy: “Imagine telling a child that they came from an Instagram giveaway.”The latest chapter in the Reproductive Revolution comes from Nova...
We are not making this up
A dispatch from the front lines of the Reproductive Revolution in Florida Barrie Drewitt-Barlow is expecting triplets with new partner Scott Hutchinson A disproportionate number...
Making Alabama men share the burden of reproductive rights restrictions
A bill would mandate vasectomies This news from the “weird and wonderful” department comes from Alabama. First, the backstory. Last year its legislature passed a...
Another frontier in the Reproductive Revolution: social surrogacy
Hollywood actresses don’t want to hurt their careers One of Arnold Schwarzenegger's worst films, Junior A Los Angeles fertility doctor is facilitating social surrogacy for...
More adventures in the Reproductive Revolution: sperm donation
Would you marry a professional sperm donor? Hannah and her suitors “Bachelorette” is a reality TV show on the ABC network featuring Hannah Brown, Miss...
A confusing family tree in Omaha
A 61-year-old surrogate gives birth to her grandchild For this week’s instalment of the Reproductive Revolution, we go to Nebraska. Gay couple Matthew Eledge, 32, and...