HIV-positive partner gamete 'donation' ban to be lifted
The UK government has committed to changing laws which prevent same-sex couples affected by HIV from accessing fertility treatment...
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.
by Blair Sowry
The UK government has committed to changing laws which prevent same-sex couples affected by HIV from accessing fertility treatment...
by Blair Sowry
An appeal considered by the Alabama Supreme Court has questioned why the accidental destruction of embryos does not constitute wrongful death...
by Blair Sowry
A New Jersey couple whose son was born via surrogacy in Mexico, has been unable to return with him to the USA...
by Blair Sowry
A New Zealand fertility clinic has been criticised by the Health and Disability Commissioner, after losing cancer patient's frozen sperm...
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China is considering extending access to IVF treatment to single and unmarried women in an attempt to halt its population decline...
by Blair Sowry
One in four women who disclose to their employer they are undergoing IVF treatment are then treated unfairly at work, a survey of more than 3500 women has shown...
by Blair Sowry
An Israeli couple whose daughter was born following an embryo mix-up is suing their fertility clinic for $27 million...
by Blair Sowry
Italian couples seeking surrogacy abroad could face fines or imprisonment if the Italian parliament passes a proposed new bill...
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The European Commission, the European Union executive responsible for proposing legislation, has proposed new regulation to allow parenthood rights to follow families across member states...
by Blair Sowry
Parents of an Irish child born via international surrogacy are asking a court to recognise his mother as a legal parent...
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