September 24, 2008
In Intelligent Life magazine, Helen Joyce discusses “social egg-banking” and the IVF revolution to come: I believe the true IVF revolution is still to come. Soon, IVF may be better than natural conception for many, perhaps most, couples, not just those who can’t make babies the usual way and the fewer...
September 23, 2008
Australia issues its first license to clone human embryos. On the Today show: Looking for sperm, egg donor roots. An artist’s journey to 21st-century motherhood. Are celebrities giving IVF patients false hopes? “I’m a dad by deception.” Two healthy babies miscarried for every three...
September 17, 2008
Newsweek’s latest issue asks what women want. No surprise, there are a few articles on ART developments. The first looks at the challenges facing infertile women in developing countries: In some developing countries, the consequences of infertility—which can include ostracism, physical abuse and even suicide—are...
September 16, 2008
Jesse Reynolds at the Center for Genetics and Society has just alerted me to their latest project, the BioPolicyWiki. A brief description: BioPolicyWiki compiles country-level policies governing human reproductive and genetic technologies and practices. Its “wiki” format means that anyone can edit it. With users’...
September 15, 2008
Is Sarah Palin a “moral snob?” Gene Expression looks at Down syndrome and abortion rates. The New York Times reports on the birth of Trig Palin. More from the Washington Post. David Frum: Are designer babies the solution to the inequality problem? The 66 Club: Some women belong to book clubs. These women all share...
September 9, 2008
Single men are hearing their biological clock ticking. And they’re not waiting for Mrs. (or Mr.) Right: Daniel E. Gurr, a doctor in Miami, had always wanted a baby. The yearning lasted through his 30s and early 40s, through medical school and into his residency. That longing created tension; he and his longtime boyfriend, he said,...
September 2, 2008
Still more on the plight of donor-conceived people. First, from the Walrus, a fascinating piece on “frontier families” by a “dumped” sperm donor. Matthew Hayes, a gay man living in Canada, gives an inside look at the life of known donors: Suzy, one of my closest and oldest friends, was phoning from her Toronto...
September 2, 2008
Secondary infertility: the “loneliest kind” of infertility. Two takes on genetic screening: “I regretted taking the test.” “For me, if I wanted another child, there was no other choice.” Would you go to extremes to choose the sex of your baby? Babble wants to know. Dara Torres:...
August 28, 2008
The summer issue of The New Atlantis is now online. As always, there are some terrific articles, including Rita Koganzon’s foray into the world of Second Life and James Bowman look at the “dumbest generation.” Your humble blogger also has an article in the issue–it’s on donor-conceived children and the rise...
August 25, 2008
After a long hiatus, Conceptions is finally back with another interview. This month’s subject is Robert Terenzio, a reproductive law attorney in Orlando, Florida. Robert’s practice, Reproductive Alternatives, specializes in surrogacy arrangements and egg donation. He also helps Sharon LaMothe (a former Conceptions interview...