Bioethike

In a marked departure from the Bush administration mandate, the National Institutes of Health today authorized the use of embryonic stem cell lines taken from “leftover” frozen embryos at two infertility clinics. Note that these embryos were originally conceived to become living children of their parent/donors; now under the Obama administration such “leftovers” can be [...]

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Yes, if you transfer the nucleus of an oocyte (human egg) into the cytoplasm (oocyte minus nucleus) of another oocyte, then insert a spermatozoa. A child thus conceived would have two biological mothers and one biological father. More from the Telegraph: Researchers used eggs from young donors to repair damaged eggs of older women in [...]

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The New York Times reports today on a myriad of problems associated with in vitro fertilization. Seriously folks, the risks–not to mention the troubling moral issues–of this type of emotional appeasement are far, far too great. Better to accept the Lord’s will and to adopt children who are already here. From the article: While IVF [...]

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In vitro fertilization. Lockean rights language masquerading as “freedom in Christ” talk has mislead some Christians to opt for conception in glass rather than the old-fashioned way, in utero. But, start scary music here, what if doctors implant the wrong embryo? From London’s The Daily Mail: A pregnant mother will have to give birth to [...]

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BioEdge is reporting on an Australian study conducted 1984-2000 that shows twins conceived by IVF (in vitro fertilization) have poorer health outcomes that children conceived naturally. Since 20-30% of IVF and other assisted reproductive conceptions are twins, this is a significant finding affirming other research. IVF twins are far more likely to need hospital treatment [...]

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Although “Woman X,” a thirty-five-year-old scientist, had a pre-existing ovarian condition, her sad story adds further weight to the argument that the hyperstimulation of ovaries is. not. a. good. thing. As readers of Bioethike know, besides a procedure for in vitro fertilization (IVF), ovary hyperstimulation of thousands if not more women will be required in [...]

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At Science Progress, Marcy Darnovsky, associate executive director of the Center for Genetics and Society argues that in this age of OctoMom, The fertility industry’s professional societies offer a potential avenue for self-regulation of the field, but their existing recommendations are too often ignored. Other countries regulate assisted reproduction to protect the well-being of all [...]

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