Airijos parlamentas penktadienį pirmą kartą balsavo už tai, kad tam tikrais atvejais būtų leista atlikti abortus, – po ne vieną mėnesį trukusių įnirtingų debatų šioje katalikiškoje šalyje, kurių metu būta net krauju rašytų laiškų premjerui. daugiau

As Europe’s leading fertility specialists gather at a conference in London this weekend, a major new publication from leading medical ethicists finds no justification to support the UK’s legal ban on sex selection before pregnancy for ‘social’ reasons. more

Children conceived from donated sperm or eggs should not have an automatic right to be told about their conception, recommends a report from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. It should be up to the child’s legal parents to decide whether … Tęsti skaitymą →

Katy and David Slade always knew they wanted a baby of their own. But with Katy unable to have children because of a rare genetic condition, they realised they might need some help to make their dream of a family … Tęsti skaitymą →

At a glance, the upcoming 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade strikes some abortion-rights advocates as an occasion for tears. New findings from the Guttmacher Institute show that 2012 ranked second only to 2011 in the number of new state … Tęsti skaitymą →

MELBOURNE – In the Dominican Republic last month, a pregnant teenager suffering from leukemia had her chemotherapy delayed, because doctors feared that the treatment could terminate her pregnancy and therefore violate the nation’s strict anti-abortion law. After consultations between doctors, … Tęsti skaitymą →

The first British womb transplants could be carried out within two years, a surgeon has suggested. more

Labels inside every box of morning-after pills, drugs widely used to prevent pregnancy after sex, say they may work by blocking fertilized eggs from implanting in a woman’s uterus. Respected medical authorities, including the National Institutes of Health and the … Tęsti skaitymą →

A committee appointed by Israel’s Health Ministry has issued groundbreaking recommendations Sunday regarding fertility and birth polices, among them allowing gay men to use a surrogate mother in order to conceive a child. more

Britons desperate to become parents are fuelling a booming and unregulated surrogacy industry in India provoking serious ethical and legal concerns. more