Bioethics
Scientists Keep Human uterus Functioning Outside Body for Experiements
Brave new world alert! Scientists used a machine deployed in organ transplant medicine to keep a surgically removed human uterus alive for one day, furthering the goal of being able to use donated uteri experimentally over long periods of time,…
States Should Protect Women and Babies From IVF
Two years ago, the Heritage Foundation analyzed the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) in vitro fertilization (IVF) data and found that approximately 4.1 million embryos are created via IVF each year, while the CDC reports that only 97,000…
Couple Sues IVF Clinic After Their Baby Isn’t Genetically Related
A couple in Florida has sued an in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinic after it was discovered that the baby the mother gave birth to had no genetic relation to the couple. Experts say the case highlights the ongoing lack of regulation governing…
Stop Surrogacy. Because Babies are Not Tools for Adult Validation
Recently, singer Meghan Trainor posted a picture of herself in a hospital bed, teary-eyed, and holding a newborn for skin-to-skin contact. The woman who carried and birthed the child, however, was nowhere in sight. Trainor and her husband used a…
Buying Baby Boys on a Mass Scale: America Has a Surrogacy Problem
As collapses in moral norms go, it is as thorough as one can imagine. On December 13, The Wall Street Journal released a report on a Chinese video-gaming executive who has used surrogacy arrangements in the United States and elsewhere to…
Scientists are Getting Human Embryos From Fertility Clinics and Killing Them for Research
Work continues apace toward the goal of gestating babies outside a woman’s body. Scientists have now implanted human embryos in “organoids” made of tissues that mimic the uterine lining. From, “Researchers are Getting Organoids Pregnant,”…
IVF Provision Removed From Defense Bill, Pro-Life Groups Applaud
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $901 billion defense authorization bill Wednesday stripped of a controversial provision that would have required insurance coverage for in vitro fertilization for military families That move is drawing…
Trump’s IVF Initiative Should Focus on Root Causes of Infertility, Experts Say
Following President Donald Trump’s announcement last week detailing actions his administration is taking to “lower costs and expand access” to controversial in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures as well as other fertility treatments, numerous…
Thanks to Pro-Life Groups, Trump’s IVF Announcement Has Ethical Considerations
President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a new plan to lower the costs of in vitro fertilization to create “healthier pregnancies, healthier babies, and many more beautiful American children.” “Today, this announcement, we are realigning the…
Forget IVF, Here’s a More Ethical Way to Treat Fertility
There’s no doubt we have a fertility crisis. Currently, about 16% of married women in the U.S. struggle to get pregnant or avoid miscarriages, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Worldwide, about one in six people face…