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Protesters take part in a demonstration against a government plan to let single women and lesbians become pregnant with fertility treatments, Oct. 6, 2019 in Paris.

Tens of thousands protest France IVF bill

Oct 7, 2019

At least 42,000 people protested in Paris Sunday against a bill that would allow single women and lesbian couples access... Read more

DNA from three parents? Critics concerned by Ukraine doctor's methods

Jun 7, 2018

As a Ukrainian clinic claims success in creating babies with three parents’ DNA, critics are raising medical and ethical objections... Read more

Push to expand surrogacy practices in US raises questions

Jun 2, 2018

A proposal introduced earlier this year aims to expand the practice of surrogacy within the U.S. in an effort to... Read more

The fertility doctor who impregnated a patient - and the ethics of procreation

Apr 5, 2018

A woman who discovered that her biological father is the fertility doctor who helped her mother conceive has filed a... Read more

Fertility treatments fall short of expectations

Oct 17, 2014

By Adelaide Mena

Tech giants’ new policies offering egg freezing options as a work benefit overlook the technique’s “highly problematic” failure rates and... Read more

Ethicist: IVF mix-up shows danger of artificial reproduction

Aug 16, 2014

By Adelaide Mena

The accidental swapping of children conceived through IVF procedures before implantation, which recently occurred in Italy, points to the moral... Read more