Two-year-old to remain with her birth parents in Assuta case
An Israeli Court ruled that a child born following an embryo mix-up at an IVF clinic should remain with her birth parents...
Blair Sowry
Blair Sowry is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews. He has been working as an embryologist in the UK for nine years, following working in New Zealand for two years and completing his training. Blair has now decided on a career change to the legal profession and recently completed a Graduate Diploma of Law.
BioNews Articles by Blair Sowry
Woman describes ordeal in Georgian human egg 'farm'
Four Thai women have returned from a human egg 'farm' in Georgia, where more than 100 others may be held captive...
Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family (from Greek and Roman mythology) entwined in coils of DNA.
Bill introduced to ban cousin marriage
A Conservative MP has called on Parliament to ban marriage between first cousins...
Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family (from Greek and Roman mythology) entwined in coils of DNA.
Application to use eggs for posthumous conception refused
The High Court has rejected a woman's application to use her deceased daughter's eggs for posthumous conception through surrogacy...
Police discover 20 Filipino surrogates in Cambodia
The Philippine embassy in Cambodia has confirmed 20 Filipino women brought to the country for surrogacy purposes have been rescued...
Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family (from Greek and Roman mythology) entwined in coils of DNA.
Republicans block bill to ensure IVF access, despite Trump's pledges
Republican senators in the USA have voted against a bill which aimed to allow greater access to IVF treatment across the country...
Judge freezes surrogacy company's accounts as FBI investigates
A Texas judge has frozen the assets of a company holding surrogacy payments, while the FBI conduct an investigation...
Texas Supreme Court may decide fate of embryos in divorce case
The Supreme Court of Texas is deciding whether to hear a case which could have major implications for IVF treatment in the state...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Inaccurate finger-prick prenatal paternity tests sold in Canada
A Canadian DNA testing company sold prenatal paternity tests to customers knowing the results were inaccurate, an investigation revealed...
Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family (from Greek and Roman mythology) entwined in coils of DNA.
Alabama Supreme Court ruling classes frozen embryos as children
The Alabama Supreme Court has declared that frozen embryos have the same legal status as children in the state...