A new tool allows parents undergoing in vitro fertilization to screen their embryos for health issues, but is it ethical? Genetic disease is believed to be linked to 41 percent of U.S. infants' deaths ...

Ethics is a term used interchangeably with the science of morality, a body of knowledge that contains standards for value-based human behaviour. Ethics examines the rational justification for our ...

As in vitro fertilization (IVF) rises in popularity, discussion continues surrounding its ethics as well as about how to respond to the plight of couples struggling with infertility. One group ...

A new statement issued by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops opposes the president’s order and emphasizes that the focus should be on solving infertility issues rather than promoting IVF. ‘The ...

In July, the MIT Technology Review reported that the world’s “oldest baby”, Thaddeus Daniel Pierce, had been born after his embryo had been stored in a freezer for over 30 years. Thaddeus’ biological ...

This workshop will explore the in vitro derivation of human gametes (eggs and sperm) from stem cells. Sessions will consider scientific and clinical goals motivating research in this field, technical ...

Katrina Trinko is the editor-in-chief of The Daily Signal. Send an email to Katrina. There’s no doubt we have a fertility crisis. Currently, about 16% of married women in the U.S. struggle to get ...

Women rally in support of in vitro fertilization in March at the Alabama House in Montgomery. The Legislature approved legislation that month protecting patients and medical professionals from civil ...