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IVF
New bill to end IVF ‘discrimination’ in South Australia
Xavier Symons | 18 May 2013 |
A new bill is before the South Australian parliament that would make IVF available to lesbian couples and fertile single mothers
Cracked Open, a journalist’s memoir of IVF
Michael Cook | 11 May 2013 |
Journalist Miriam Zoll has just released a personal account of her involuntary involvement with the reproductive technology industry, Cracked Open.
Polish minister dismissed over controversial IVF comments
Xavier Symons | 10 May 2013 |
Poland's Justice Minster was sacked this week after accusing German scientists of importing Polish embryos for experiments.
Select your child’s sex and have a great Thai holiday, too!
Xavier Symons | 10 May 2013 |
An Australian health tourism company is offering a new package for couples seeking a sex-selective IVF.
Foetal reduction still needed in IVF
Michael Cook | 27 April 2013 |
Two IVF stories from opposite ends of the globe are a sobering reminder that “foetal reduction” remains a failsafe position in clinical practice.
British media personality sparks debate with IVF horror story
Xavier Symons | 27 April 2013 |
Prominent British writer and producer Samantha Brick has spoken of her devastating experience with IVF in a recent column in the Daily Mail.
Why not buy and sell embryos, ask scholars in NEJM
Michael Cook | 20 April 2013 |
Why can’t embryos be bought and sold like any other commodity? Making this unsettling proposal is less surprising than where it was made – in the America’s leading medical journal, the New England Journal of Medicine.
IVF pioneer Robert Edwards RIP
Michael Cook | 13 April 2013 |
Like Margaret Thatcher, who was born in the same year, and whom he outlived by two days, Robert G. Edwards was controversial figure whose place in history is still to be decided.
Another IVF pioneer predicts revival of eugenics
Michael Cook | 13 April 2013 |
Lord Robert Winston, IVF pioneer, is stumping about the British countryside doing what he does best, acting the gadfly.
Peak US fertility association green-lights IVF for over-50s
Michael Cook | 23 March 2013 |
In a little-noticed move, the leading body for US fertility clinics has given a green light to helping women over 50 to become pregnant.
The gamete market comes Down Under
Xavier Symons | 16 March 2013 |
An Australian fertility clinic, Monash IVF, has taken the radical step of importing eggs from the US, at a cost of A$19,000 per package.
Birth defects more likely in IVF children
Xavier Symons | 08 March 2013 |
Children conceived using assisted reproductive technology (ART) are far more likely to have birth defects, according to an article in Human Reproduction Update.
IVF is not a cause of cancer, study says
Xavier Symons | 02 March 2013 |
A new study has found that IVF does not increase a women’s likelihood of developing breast or endometrial cancer.
The true “immorality” of test-tube babies
Michael Cook | 07 February 2013 |
However, a journalist for the American financial magazine Forbes has once again raised the issue of IVF ethics. Its "original sin", says Peter Ubel, was lack of informed consent in the birth of Louise Brown, the first "test-tube baby".
Should egg freezing be every girl’s graduation gift?
Michael Cook | 08 December 2012 |
Fertility expert warns that women should have children early.
Ethics debate over “cheap” embryos
Jared Yee | 23 November 2012 |
Dr Ernest Zeringue, a California-based fertility specialist, has found a way to overcome the most common obstacle between prospective IVF parents and their offspring -- the high price.
More “socially infertile” women turning to IVF
Michael Cook | 11 November 2012 |
More and more single women in Australia are turning to IVF, clinics claim.
IVF young adults are well-adjusted and happy, say researchers
Michael Cook | 03 November 2012 |
An Australian study has found that IVF-conceived children are just as well-adjusted and satisfied with life as naturally-conceived children.
IVF birth defects may be decreasing
Michael Cook | 04 October 2012 |
The prevalence of birth defects in IVF babies may be decreasing, a major study from Western Australia suggests.
NY group sets up fund to support gay parents
Michael Cook | 04 October 2012 |
Men Having Babies, Inc., a New York-based non-profit, is offering grants to help needy gays become parents.
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