Ruth Retassie is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews. She currently works in behavioural health. She has an MA in the History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine from Durham University, She has also interned in bioethics with Yale University's Interdisciplinary Centre for Bioethics and the University of Pittsburgh's Consortium Ethics Programme.
A Massachusetts woman decided to terminate her pregnancy conceived via IVF last year after discovering the embryo transferred was not one genetically related to her...
A retired doctor's medical licence has been permanently revoked after he was accused of using his own sperm in two artificial insemination procedures in the 1970s...
Some patients in Scotland have had their treatment delayed because they are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19...
A recent study found that preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy may not improve live birth rate...
The Namibian High Court has granted citizenship to the child of a same-sex couple born via surrogacy...
A woman who discovered that her gynaecologist was her biological father has filed a lawsuit against him for fraud and malpractice...
An in vitro gametogenesis (IVG) breakthrough has been achieved as mouse stem cells have been used to create egg cells that have successfully developed into live mice when used in IVF...
This episode of the series showcased the history of the Human Genome Project in a way that was accessible for the general public, while also being specific and detailed enough to be interesting to science-savvy listeners...
US researchers have identified a genetic association with feelings of happiness and security within a marriage...
The Irish government has said that it will dedicate funding to couples needing IVF and assisted reproduction treatments...
