Tag: Reproductive Technology
Court gives woman right to remove dead husband's sperm
It has been revealed that a West Australian woman has won the right to have sperm removed from the body of her husband just hours after his death.[MORE]
Birth defect risk raised by in vitro fertilisation
Babies conceived using in vitro fertilisation are two to four times as likely to have certain birth defects than those conceived naturally, US researchers said.[MORE]
Delay on IVF bill
The Upper House of the Victorian Parliament has referred a bill to broaden access to IVF technology to a committee for further analysis.[MORE]
Ingram opposes same-sex IVF bill
The Member for Gippsland East, Craig Ingram, says he has backed traditional family values by opposing the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Bill in Parliament this morning.[MORE]
Research shows increase in IVF babies
More Australian couples are conceiving through fertility treatments, resulting in more healthy babies being born than ever before. [MORE]
Research to identify women at risk of premature birth
Newcastle University researchers are part of a team developing new computer technology to determine which women are more likely to give birth prematurely.[MORE]
Expert calls for vigilance on IVF technology
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An reproductive biologist says we must remain vigilant to avoid spreading genetic defects through IVF. [MORE]
Treatment could double IVF success
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Researchers hope their latest work will double IVF success rates.[MORE]
SA IVF report raises ethical issues
The Reproductive Technology Council's latest annual report has presented several ethical issues for South Australian politicians to tackle.[MORE]
Assembly debates proposed cloning legislation
The Legislative Assembly is debating a bill that would allow human embryo clones to be created for research purposes.[MORE]
Acupuncture boosts IVF chances: study
Acupuncture can increase the chance of success for couples seeking to have a baby through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), according to a review published online Friday by the British Medical Journal (BMJ).[MORE]
Lesbian community welcomes Vic IVF changes
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Changes to surrogacy laws in Victoria have 'brought the state into line' with other states' IVF legislation.[MORE]
Restrictive donor Bill 'sets dangerous precedent'
The New South Wales Greens say a dangerous precedent has been set with the passing of legislation giving reproductive donors control over who receives their sperm or eggs.[MORE]
Reproductive donors legislation sparks ethics debate
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Sperm and egg donors in NSW will be allowed to decide who receives their donations, under controversial new legislation.[MORE]
Restrictive donor bill passes in NSW Upper House
A bill allowing reproductive donors in New South Wales to restrict certain people from receiving their sperm or eggs will now become law.[MORE]
Discriminatory donor bill protects children: Iemma
The New South Wales Government has dismissed concerns about new laws that will allow reproductive donors to restrict certain people from receiving their sperm or eggs.[MORE]
Sperm donor bill 'institutionalises bigotry'
The Greens have criticised moves to allow sperm and egg donors in New South Wales to nominate the type of people they want as potential recipients. [MORE]
Liberal Senator calls for IVF restrictions
A federal Liberal Senator wants lesbian couples and single women banned from publicly-funded IVF services.[MORE]
Rights and responsibilities in IVF
Australia has been at the forefront of IVF research, but in some places the technology is almost becoming a production line, writes Dr Robert Norman. Post a comment.[MORE]
Parliament prepares for a marathon debate on therapeutic cloning
State Parliament will sit late into the evening tonight to accommodate debate on the Government's controversial therapeutic cloning legislation.[MORE]
Vic mulls 'radical' approach to embryo donation
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Victoria may soon allow the donors and recipients of IVF embryos to meet each other.[MORE]
Israeli doctors extract eggs from 5yo girls
Fertility experts in Israel say they have extracted eggs from girls as young as five for use in future IVF treatment.[MORE]
Howard dismisses lesbian IVF call
Prime Minister John Howard has dismissed a Victorian report calling for greater access to reproductive treatments for lesbians and single mothers.[MORE]
Right To Life criticises reproduction reforms
Right to Life campaigners have criticised recommendations on surrogacy laws made by the Victorian Law Reform Commission.[MORE]
Doctors' group lobbies against therapeutic cloning
Doctors opposed to a Senate bill to allow extensions to therapeutic cloning have placed adverts in newspapers across the country this morning.[MORE]
