Second couple in conflict over frozen embryos
A 37-year old woman is said to be considering legal action against her former husband, after he requested that their frozen embryos be destroyed. Lorraine Hadley wants to use the embryos to have a child without the involvement of Wayne Hadley, who left her three months after their last...
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Should PGD be considered case by case?
by Juliet Tizzard
Last week, we reported on the story of the Whitakers, whose request for preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and tissue typing was refused by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA). Now that the discussion about the rights and wrongs of the request has died down a little, a broader debate...