Court of Appeal hears woman's bid to use deceased daughter's eggs
The Court of Appeal has heard a woman's bid to use her daughter's eggs after her death to create a child...
The Court of Appeal has heard a woman's bid to use her daughter's eggs after her death to create a child...
A woman in the USA who acted as a surrogate for a single man, and gave birth to triplets, has taken her claim for custody of at least one of the children to an appeals court...
by Rhys Baker
Genetic testing can improve the treatment of developmental delay in children when it's caused by an underlying metabolic disorder...
by Amina Yonis
Researchers in the USA have found that following a healthy lifestyle can reduce the risk of developing breast cancer among certain women with a strong genetic disposition to the condition...
A research review suggests that cannabis use damages DNA, and claims that this damage can be inherited...
A majority of female cancer patients with 'uncertain' fertility status have said they were not given enough information about the risks of infertility resulting from their treatment...
The editor-in-chief of Human Reproduction has criticised the overuse of ICSI, following a world report into the use of assisted reproduction technologies...
'Produce' is an intriguing and believable portrayal of how parents might act when faced with the chance to decide what genes to give to their future child...
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Single parent surrogacy — what the High Court ruling really means
by Adem Muzaffer and 2 others
The President of the High Court Family Division declared last week that UK surrogacy law was incompatible with the human rights of a single father and his child...
With advances in embryo research, it's time to bring abortion law out of the Victorian age
by Professor Sally Sheldon
News that scientists have managed to keep alive embryos beyond the point at which they would normally implant in the womb has led to calls for the 14-day limit on embryo research to be extended. It also highlights a fundamental problem in the regulation of abortion...