Belgian court approves “wrongful life” — BioEdge
http://www.bioedge.org/index.php/bioethics/bioethics_article/9330/
Original Article (Francais): http://www.ieb-eib.org/fr/bulletins/bulletin-de-lieb-29-novembre-2010-41.html
I’m worried that my husband, who has donated sperm, may be traced by his biological offspring — The Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/8118057/Im-worried-that-my-husband-who-has-donated-sperm-may-be-traced-by-his-biological-offspring..html
Baby Makers — China Daily
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2010-10/20/content_11433049.htm
Cyprus clinic at centre of human egg trafficking probe — AFP
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hcAaEU9tkjwwaXp88VfJ-sOADOFw
Surrogacy bill looks to protect child’s interest
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Surrogacy-bill-looks-to-protect-childs-interest/articleshow/5964134.cms
In glass houses
This spring, only two of the fifty tulip bulbs I planted sent leaves out of the sod; but I have noticed tulips elsewhere. Perhaps the most remarkable have been those in glass planters, with roots, stems, leaves, and blossoms fully visible. The tulip in this picture was in a glass container on a London restaurant table in December: out of season, but lovely, nonetheless.
The term, in vitro, from the Latin means “in glass,” signifying an artificial environment. In vitro fertilization has been a fact of the cultural landscape since 1978. We have become accustomed to hearing about “ivf ...read more
Fatal Attraction? On the Risk of Incest for Children of IVF
Melanie Unruh, R.N., B.S.N.
Intern, Tennessee Center for Bioethics and Culture
February 2008
As the month of love rolls in, we are inundated with stories of romance on television, in the news, and even in forwarded e-mails. Among the stranger stories are those like the December report of British twins who unwittingly married each other. Such stories have been the basis of ancient literature as in the legends of King Arthur, or in the current cultural icon of the soap opera. While this story is based on a single reference lacking in detail, its introduction in a debate in the British House of ...read more
Infanticide, indigenous
http://www.bioedge.org/index.php/bioethics/bioethics_article/8306/