Out-of-court settlement for girl conceived with abnormal donor sperm
A London fertility clinic has settled a claim over a 4-year-old girl who was born with a genetic defect after a mix-up in the sperm used in her conception...
Nina Chohan
Nina Chohan is a former Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. She is currently in Canada pursuing a legal career after studying for an LLM in Medical Law at Queen Mary University of London. She has also completed a MSc in International Health Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). While at LSE, she did an internship with NICE and completed her thesis titled 'Lessons learnt by NICE: A comparative study between Montreal, Canada and London, England to identify and produce recommendations for the diagnosis, treatment and control of Tuberculosis in London. Previously, she studied and practised nursing in Canada, and went on to study at the University of Birmingham.
BioNews Articles by Nina Chohan
Infertility 'still a taboo subject', survey suggests
A recent survey of women aged 35 to 45 years old revealed that 60 percent of respondents admitted to feeling stigmatised for not having children...
Film Review: 2012 International Science and Engineering Visualisation Challenge
Visually gripping and engaging new methods are increasingly used to convey scientific principles and developments to the public. The journal Science and the National Science Foundation annually hold an international competition to recognise the best examples of projects that bring scientific information to life....
Patients should get health risk gene information whether they want it or not, says report
The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics has published a report recommending that patients who have their genomes sequenced should automatically be told of incidental genetic findings....
Canadian company charged with illegal trade in surrogacy services, sperm and eggs
A Canadian fertility consultancy firm and its owner have been charged with allegedly buying or offering to buy sperm or eggs and surrogacy services....
Palestinian prisoners smuggle out sperm, claims fertility doctor
Palestinian prisoners are reportedly smuggling sperm out of Israeli prisons to impregnate their wives...
Gene variant increases risk of heart valve disease
A mutation in the gene for lipoprotein(a), a type of cholesterol, is linked to aortic valve disease, according to a large international study...
UK 'known' sperm donors can apply to see offspring after landmark ruling
The UK High Court has granted permission to two sperm donors in a same-sex relationship to apply for contact with their biological children, conceived through a known donation arrangement with two lesbian couples....
Ireland: Can surrogate mother be removed from birth certificate?
An Irish couple has brought a legal challenge against the State for refusing to remove the surrogate mother from their children's birth certificates and to register the genetic mother as a legal parent...