Ohio woman sues fertility clinic after daughter born from 'wrong sperm'
A woman is suing a sperm bank in Ohio, USA, after she became pregnant with sperm from the wrong donor...
Chee Hoe Low was previously a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. He is currently undergoing a pupillage in a medical law firm in Malaysia. Previously he obtained an LLM in Medical Law at Queen Mary University of London and studied Law at the University of Leeds. He went on to complete the Bar Professional Training Course at Northumbria University, and was called to the bar by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple. His area of interest includes clinical malpractice and mental health law, particularly in the Court of Protection.
by Chee Hoe Low
A woman is suing a sperm bank in Ohio, USA, after she became pregnant with sperm from the wrong donor...
by Chee Hoe Low
BBC Radio 4 's 'The Report' ventured into the ethically controversial area of surrogacy, which made international media headlines following the recent baby Gammy controversy...
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Thailand's Government has approved a draft law intended to make commercial surrogacy a criminal offence, leaving foreign couples reportedly unable to take their surrogate-born children out of the country....
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Hundreds of adverse events occur in UK fertility clinics each year, according to a report from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority...
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The advancement of IVF techniques could 'threaten our humanity' if it enables the rich to pay for designer babies, said Professor Lord Robert Winston, a pioneer of the fertility treatment...
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Although this show jumped to conclusions about what the DNA of famous people could tell us, its ridiculous premise was amusing enough to keep viewers entertained...
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Women using surrogacy to become mothers are not entitled to maternity or adoption leave under European Union law, the European Court of Justice has ruled....
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Genome sequencing technology struggles to capture the complete genome accurately and reliably, a small study has found...
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A widow has won a legal battle to keep her late husband's sperm preserved for future use...
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The USA's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering whether to allow human clinical trials of mitochondrial replacement, an IVF technique that uses gametes from three people...
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