http://www.bioethics.net/rss/repromed.xml bioethics news everyday from bioethics.net/American Journal of Bioethics Copyright 2005 bioethics.net Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:50:40 EST http://www.bioethics.net/ http://www.bioethics.net/images/logo_frontpage_wht.gif 60 200 webmaster@bioethics.net newsupdate@bioethics.net en-us http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7199 Three years after embryonic stem cell cloning was legalised in Australia, advocates are finally facing up to the critical issue: where will all the eggs come from? Cloning or somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is impossible without a continuous – and large - supply of women's ova. In South Korea, the now discredited Dr Hwang used 2061 eggs taken from 169 women and failed to produce a single cloned embryo. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:50:40 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7171 A family from Cheshire have become the first in the country to have tissue from their baby's umbilical cord frozen as a health-insurance in case they become sick. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:52:39 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7162 While Californians mull whether a fetus is a person, a state judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of a new Oklahoma law that would require doctors to report detailed information about abortion patients, which would then be posted online. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:05:21 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7159 Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), which screens embryos for inherited disease so that only unaffected ones are implanted in the womb, has helped hundreds of families to have healthy children since it was developed in the late 1980s by a team led by Professor Alan Handyside of Hammersmith Hospital. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:10:05 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7151 A spokesman for the professional group said Monday that Dr. Michael Kamrava exhibited a 'pattern of behavior that is detrimental to our field.' The group has also tightened implantation guidelines. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:42:01 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7137 FERTILITY experts and ethicists have defended the right of a Brisbane couple to have 11 children through assisted reproduction, saying it is not for doctors to judge how large families should be. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:59:23 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7133 Ever since in vitro fertilization became an option, there has been widespread concern about the multiple births that result from implantation of multiple embryos. Yet most doctors and patients are comfortable with implanting two or three embryos, despite the costs involved and the far higher risk of prematurity associated with twins. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:26:16 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7116 Medical tourism is becoming increasingly popular among Americans because of escalating health care costs in the United States, but consumers should be careful to look for accredited centers for their care. This is especially important in the Latin American medical tourism market related to fertility clinics. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:47:50 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7098 CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton took a look at genetic abnormalities, which can threaten the lives of babies born with them. Ashton reported that scientists estimate that one out of every 200 babies born suffers from a single-gene disorder. For parents who have a child with one of these genetic diseases, the experience can be nothing short of devastating. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:04:09 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7073 UC San Francisco researchers compared the private banking of umbilical cord blood against not banking the blood at all. Their conclusion: "Private cord blood banking is not cost-effective because it cost an additional $1,374,246 per life-year gained. In sensitivity analysis, if the cost of umbilical cord blood banking is less than $262 or the likelihood of a child needing a stem cell transplant is greater than 1 in 110, private umbilical cord blood banking becomes cost-effective." Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:03:22 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7066 The Canadian health-care system would save money and reduce the safety risks associated with fertility treatments if provincial governments began funding in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection, according to an editorial published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:53:50 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7064 An Ohio woman mistakenly impregnated with the wrong IVF embryo is expected to give birth to a baby boy any day now, and after the delivery she will have to hand the child over to his biological parents. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:46:02 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=6934 First came naming babies after movie stars. Then there were copycats of celebrity outfits, Academy Award dresses and even nose jobs. Now, the celebrity chase is getting genetic. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:55:54 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=6933 Donating may be a way to get rich quick, but the competition is tough. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:50:03 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=6895 Italy's drug regulation agency has approved the use of the abortion pill RU486, also known as mifepristone, prompting protests from the Vatican. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:50:16 EDT