Same-sex parenting: controversies with the latest research
A major new study on same sex parenting has generated a great deal of online debate, particularly in the US where it was carried out, but it has also spilled over... Read more.
Presumed consent could become law in Wales by 2015
Controversial plans to introduce new legislation on organ donation in Wales have taken a big step forward. This week the Welsh Assembly published a draft bill... Read more.
New genetic tests and difficult questions facing expectant parents
A front page article in the Daily Telegraph today describes how researchers have been able to map in great detail the genetic code of an unborn baby at 18 weeks... Read more.
Are our genes us?
‘My father’s genetic influence has always been very much a part of who I am. It has shaped the physical way I look; influenced the way I view the world; affected... Read more.
Abortion: ‘A caring service’
A BBC 5 radio programme has broadcast live from an abortion clinic, describing what happens to women when they go to a clinic and interviewing two women who have... Read more.
‘Beauty is more than what you look like’: mother’s inspiring video about her blind baby boy
A YouTube video that a young mother has created about her blind baby boy and his rare cleft palate condition has spread virally, racking up some 7 million views... Read more.
New warnings on risks of popular infertility treatments
Hot on the heels of warnings last week about one in ten babies suffering birth defects after ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) come more warnings about the... Read more.
Remembering Millie
Radio 4 recently broadcast a touching story on the life of a disabled child. The program revealed how CMF members, Frances and Martin, were told that their daughter... Read more.
Embryos, adoption and anonymous fathers
Adoption is often recommended as an alternative to IVF and the creation of spare embryos that are then destroyed. In the US the adoption of embryos is a further... Read more.
Eugenics close to becoming a ‘human right’ in Europe
A pending case (Kruzmane vs. Latvia) before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) could have profound consequences for people with disabilities. The ECHR is... Read more.
