Man with Fragile X syndrome advertised himself as sperm donor online
A sperm donor who did not explain his genetic condition to the women he helped get pregnant has been named in court, to warn other women looking for donors...
Jen Willows
Former BioNews Legal Editor
Jen Willows is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, and was previously the Legal Editor at BioNews and Projects Officer at the charity that publishes it, PET (the Progress Educational Trust). Jen originally studied Biology and Microbiology at Imperial College London, and went on to obtain an LLB in Law from Birkbeck University of London and an MA in Medical Ethics and Law from King's College London. She then started working at PET as a volunteer, before joining the staff. She loves tea, dogs, and living in London.
BioNews Articles by Jen Willows
Colorado bans anonymous sperm and egg donation from 2025
Colorado has passed a bill that will give donor-conceived people the right to access information about their donors...
Maltese couple awarded damages after being denied IVF
A married couple from Malta who were not allowed to continue IVF have been awarded €8000 in damages by the European Court of Human Rights...
Book Review: Klara and the Sun
Klara and the Sun is a warm, readable novel with a small cast of well-developed characters. Ultimately it is a story about family, love, friendship and being human...
Two-drug approach could offer hope to ovarian cancer patients
A clinical trial combining two cancer therapies has shown promising results in patients with low grade serous ovarian cancer...
Egg freezing ten year limit to be extended
The UK government has announced that the ten-year limit on keeping frozen eggs, sperm and embryos will be scrapped...
Genetic screening provides actionable findings in one in six people
Offering healthy people genetic screening could provide clinically important information in over 15 percent of cases...
Book Review: Human Germline Genome Modification and the Right To Science
Genome editing – it's something we report on almost every week in BioNews in one form or another, and CRISPR has become a media buzzword...
Women with sickle cell not given adequate information about reproductive health
A knowledge gap may mean that women and girls living with sickle cell disease are not getting the best reproductive healthcare...
WHO publishes guidelines for human genome editing
The World Health Organisation has released new guidelines for the governance of genome editing in humans...
