BRCA testing offered to people of Jewish heritage
People with Jewish ancestry, who are more likely to carry a genetic risk of developing some cancers, will be offered genetic testing through a new programme announced by the NHS in England...
Zoe Beketova is a Volunteer Writer for BioNews. She is in her final year of a BSc in Human Sciences at University College London, specialising in psychiatry and neuroscience. Zoe is currently writing her dissertation regarding the effects of developmental trauma and its link to psychosis. Next year, she aims to continue her education with a neuroscience Master's degree.
by Zoe Beketova
People with Jewish ancestry, who are more likely to carry a genetic risk of developing some cancers, will be offered genetic testing through a new programme announced by the NHS in England...
by Zoe Beketova
The Parliament of the European Union has voted in support of recognising legal parenthood across the EU, backing draft legislation published by the European Commission...
by Zoe Beketova
A Māori man has been appointed as a guardian to a child conceived via sperm donation to ensure the child's cultural needs are met..
by Zoe Beketova
A US woman is suing her fertility doctor, claiming he used his own sperm to impregnate her 34 years ago...
by Zoe Beketova
Italy's Parliament has passed a bill which could make surrogacy a 'universal crime' if approved by the Senate...
by Zoe Beketova
A New York court has ruled that the DNA of a deceased gynaecologist who inseminated unwitting patients with his own sperm must be preserved...
by Zoe Beketova
Draft legislation banning surrogacy for foreigners in Ukraine during the period of martial law and for three years after, with criminal penalties for noncompliance, is expected to be voted on in coming months...
by Zoe Beketova
The Law Commissions of Scotland and England and Wales have published proposals to reform UK surrogacy law...
by Zoe Beketova
England's 2023 Rare Diseases Action Plan has been published, with aims to support and improve the care of rare diseases...
by Zoe Beketova
The known sperm donor for a child born to a lesbian couple has been granted parental rights over a child following a legal battle after the couple's divorce...
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