Topic: ivf

Who owns a dead women’s eggs

Monday, July 26th, 2010

A husband was denied the right to have his wife’s life support switched back on to allow collection of her eggs for conception through IVF. Partners have been allowed to collect dead men’s sperm, so what is the difference?

DNA transfer prevent human mitochondrial disease

Friday, April 16th, 2010

We can prevent the transmission of mitochondrial DNA diseases, but it means the child will have DNA from three parents. Does it matter what we think when it is the next generation that will use this technology?