Posts tagged
IVF
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Image Source: Shutterstock More than 30 children, most of them British, are feared to have been conceived through IVF using sperm or eggs from donors their parents did not select, prompting the Foreign Office to update its travel advice for fertility treatment in northern Cyprus. Families who travelled abroad for…
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Image Source: Shutterstock Disability rights groups in Malta have called for an expansion of genetic testing on IVF embryos to stop, warning that selecting embryos according to disability or genetic conditions sends a message that some human lives are less worthy of being born. The Thalidomide Survivors Association (TSA) and…
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Image Source: Shutterstock Scientists have moved closer to creating human sperm in the laboratory, a development presented as a potential treatment for male infertility but which also raises profound ethical questions about the creation and destruction of human embryos, and the prospect of deliberately creating children without a mother or…
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Image Source: Shutterstock A same-sex couple in Canada has launched a lawsuit against the surrogate mother who carried their son after she refused their request to abort the baby when doctors identified a cleft lip and a possible heart defect during pregnancy. The case, filed in Ontario Superior Court, has…
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Image Source: Alannah Dunn – IVF & Baby Loss journey /Facebook A British woman who sought to become a mother through an unregulated sperm donation arrangement before turning to IVF sought an abortion after her 24-week-old daughter received an unwanted prenatal diagnosis, before she herself nearly died from serious abortion…
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Image source: Shutterstock A man has been arrested at Tymbou (Ercan) airport in the area known as Northern Cyprus after allegedly attempting to transport four human embryos off the island in his luggage, in a case which has intensified scrutiny of the region’s controversial IVF industry. The 24-year-old suspect was…
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The number of single men becoming fathers through surrogacy has tripled in recent years.
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A Scottish NHS board is calling for women to donate their eggs in a new public advertising campaign.
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As pro-lifers, we need to be very clear: yes, it’s sad to think about healthy human embryos being discarded. But it is wrong to destroy any embryos, healthy or otherwise.
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Parents who think donation “doesn’t feel right” can now wear a charm containing the embryo they destined for destruction.
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Carole-Anne realises now that she was deceived from the beginning and about almost every aspect of the agreement she thought she was entering into.
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Donald Trump’s latest policy pledge to make IVF cheaper and more widely available has exposed a deep divide within the conservative movement.
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IVG is an example of curious scientists exploring what can be done. However, just because something can be done does not mean that it should be done.
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Are we poised to turn science fiction into reality? The evil ‘science’ of eugenics has recently reared its ugly head in a particularly troubling way.
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A recent BBC story reveals that a number of commercial companies which act as middlemen between the would-be parents, doctors and donors have gone bust.