Couples' embryos to be destroyed after sperm donors withdraw consent
Two same-sex couples face the destruction of their frozen embryos after their sperm donors unexpectedly withdrew consent for their use...
by Harry Hunter
Two same-sex couples face the destruction of their frozen embryos after their sperm donors unexpectedly withdrew consent for their use...
The UK and Scottish Governments have both proposed changes to NHS funding for IVF...
Sperm from a Danish donor carrying a genetic variant classified as 'likely pathogenic' was used by 39 women in Belgium to conceive 53 children...
An online sperm donor explains how practical changes could help recognise and support the reality of modern family-building...
Children born to trans parents should be entitled to legal certainty about who their parents are, and trans parents ultimately should be able to have their parentage legally recognised in their new legal gender, writes lawyer and PET trustee Natalie Sutherland...
by Dr Naomi Moris and 5 others
Dr Naomi Moris and an international group of colleagues propose three broad categories of ethical value and five categories of morally relevant biological features that can inform oversight of research involving human stem-cell-based embryo models...
by Iona Aylwin
An unusual situation where a surrogate conceived naturally around the same time as an embryo transfer has proved challenging for a Queensland court...
by Professor Joy Zhang and 3 others
In this Vision Paper, the Centre for Global Science and Epistemic Justice and the Progress Educational Trust introduce 'Tuning EARS for the Future', part of the Wellcome-funded 'Constructive Conversations' programme...
Bringing you PET events as a podcast. In the 53rd episode of its podcast, PET examines the case of a donor whose sperm was used to conceive at least 197 children in at least 14 countries, when he (unknowingly) carried a genetic mutation that causes cancer...
by Sarah Norcross and 1 others
The director and deputy director of PET pay tribute to the late Professor Abha Maheshwari – clinician, clinic leader, researcher, journal editor and friend – and present highlights from her wide-ranging contributions to PET events...
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