The global fertility market is growing, in part because of the increased availability of new technologies to treat infertility and the expansion of options for people to create new kinds …
Lucy Frith is a reader in Bioethics and Social Science at the University of Liverpool. She shares some findings from her research about the ways donor-conceived children have found out …
International surrogacy poses a challenge for us, because there are so many variables involved. What are the conditions in which the surrogate finds themselves? What are their rights? What are …
Guido Pennings is a Professor of Bioethics at the University of Ghent, Belgium, and a member of the Task Force on Ethics and Law of the European Society of Human …
Jane Fisher is the Director of the charity Antenatal Results & Choices (ARC). Here she describes her experience with supporting women and couples, who often face agonising choices in early …
Having looked at the legal side, we now consider some of the concerns that the UK regulator has with regards to gamete donation. Juliet Tizzard, Director of Strategy at the …
Ruth Macklin tackles the ethical challenges in screening in early pregnancy, in particular the implications of testing for abnormalities and the potential message that sends to those living with such …
Around the world, different legal systems deal with donor conception in very different ways. Many countries have little or no legal provisions and some have recently changed their legislation. In …
Tom Everett, a sub-speciality registrar in fetal medicine at UCLH and a Clinical Lecturer at UCL. In this segment, he explains what NIPT is and what’s novel about it. He …
One way in which biology is important is when it impacts on health. And assisted conception using donor gametes presents a unique challenge in this regard. With donor conception, the …
In the past, sperm donation was a fairly uncontroversial affair. A medical student might spend a lunch break taking the opportunity to earn some pocket money by donating to a …
What advice do prospective parents receive when using donated gametes in the UK? Diana Baranowski oversees the counselling of prospective donor recipients at a large London fertility clinic. Here, she …
What is gamete donation? Gamete donation involves the use of egg or sperm (or both) in order to conceive a child. During this week, we will explore key issues in …
As a Consultant in Reproductive Medicine, Dr Gidon Lieberman spends his day speaking with prospective parents about their choices. His role is to advise but also to listen, and to …
As we have seen, egg freezing is a fascinating and growing technology but there are still potential problems in terms of access, outcomes and expectations. In this interview, bioethicist Ruth …