Posts Tagged ‘IVF’

Test tube baby total hits five million

Friday, July 6th, 2012

In-vitro fertilisation (IVF) has given the world about five million new people since the first test tube baby was born in England 34 years ago, the AFP news agency has reported. As the initial controversy over man’s scientific manipulation of nature has faded, about 350,000 babies conceived in petri dishes are now born every year, Read more

Teacher sues diocese after being fired for receiving IVF treatments

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

At teacher at a Catholic school in Indiana, USA, is suing the Catholic diocese after being fired for receiving in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatments. The teacher, Emily Herx, filed the suit because she was discriminated against after the school’s priest found out she had begun the IVF treatements. IVF treatments are against Catholic Church teaching. According Read more

IVF Black Market Babies and the Church

Friday, September 30th, 2011
In-vitro fertilisation

The current battles over the fate of thousands of babies conceived via in vitro fertilization would confound even King Solomon. Sensational news reports surrounding the $180,000 price tag for Ukrainian black-market babies shocked the determinedly secular segments of society, and few remain unmoved by the story of the FBI’s round-up of “baby-brokers.” Beyond the initial Read more

New fertility monitor promises ethical alternative to IVF

Friday, July 15th, 2011

Developers of a new fertility monitoring system claim it is as effective as in-vitro fertilization in helping women become pregnant. It could allow better treatment for the infertile without using drugs, invasive techniques or unethical means. New Zealand-born Shamus Husheer, founder of the company Cambridge Temperature Concepts, told the Wall Street Journal that six months’ Read more