February 20, 2020
(The Guardian) – A legal action over access to a fertility clinic’s private records concerning the storage of a dead person’s “sperm and/or embryos” is being heard by the family court partly in secret. The highly unusual claim, of which … Read More
February 19, 2020
(The Guardian) – A woman who was left infertile by cancer treatment has given birth to a baby after her immature eggs were collected, matured in a lab and frozen for use five years later. Fertility specialists at Antoine Béclère … Read More
February 19, 2020
(UPI) – Children conceived using in vitro fertilization have a slightly higher risk of dying during infancy than those conceived naturally, a study published Tuesday in the journal Sterility and Fertility suggests. In an analysis of more than 7,000 children … Read More
February 17, 2020
(ABC News) – Fourteen years after Colombia’s landmark decision to legalize abortions in some cases, the country is once more bracing itself for a historic vote. The Colombian Constitutional Court has until Feb. 19th to decide whether it will legalize … Read More
February 17, 2020
(South China Morning Post) – Thailand has ordered an investigation into illegal surrogate birth services be extended to China after raids this week netted two alleged Chinese ringleaders. Police Major General Torsak Sukvimol said Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha ordered police … Read More
February 17, 2020
(U.S. News & World Report) – Fresh donated eggs appear to be better for in-vitro fertilization (IVF) than frozen ones, a new study suggests. Donor eggs provide the best chance of success for many women undergoing IVF, according to the … Read More
February 14, 2020
(NPR) – The remains of 2,411 fetuses found in Illinois last year after the death of a former abortion provider have been buried, but authorities say they’re no closer to knowing why the doctor had been keeping them. The remains … Read More
February 11, 2020
(The Guardian) – The limit on how long frozen eggs, sperm and embryos can be stored may be extended amid concerns that women are being disproportionately affected, the government has announced. The maximum storage period is 10 years, after which … Read More
February 6, 2020
(The Washington Post) – A surrogate mother could not be forced to abort a fetus with abnormalities or reduce the number of fetuses she is carrying under a bill that won unanimous support Tuesday in the Virginia Senate. The surrogate … Read More
January 30, 2020
(New Scientist) – Artificial intelligence is being used in IVF to select embryos with the highest chance of resulting in a successful pregnancy. The AI algorithm, called Ivy, analyses time-lapse videos of embryos as they are incubated after being fertilised, … Read More
