Blog posts from June 2013

Babies with three genetic parents could be born by 2015 to prevent Mitochondial disease

29 June, 2013

The first baby with three parents could be born as early as 2015 after a landmark decision to move ahead on a controversial genetic treatment. Britain could become the first country to sanction the creation of babies with three genetic parents, de...

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Pregnant women who take Iron have bigger and healthier babies

26 June, 2013

Pregnant women who take a daily iron supplement give birth to bigger and healthier babies, according to a new study.Researchers found taking iron during pregnancy is associated with a significant increase in birth weight, and a reduction in risk o...

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Adjustment problems for surrogate born children are minimal says study

24 June, 2013

Children born with the help of sperm or egg donation or via surrogacy are well-adjusted at the age of ten, a study says.Surrogate-born children demonstrated slightly higher levels of adjustment difficulties at seven years old, although they remain...

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Failing to conceive over 35? How statistics are based on 17th century data

22 June, 2013

How long can you wait to have a baby? Apparently longer than most women think. The long-ingrained fear of age-induced infertility - that women will not be able to conceive if they wait too long - is actually based on science that dates back to the...

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Denmark parliament passed law that lesbian co-mothers have same rights

20 June, 2013

Now it is possible for both women in a lesbian relationship to be registered as legal parents of their child right from birth, even if the child was conceived through artificial insemination. The parliament decided today.Until now it has only been...

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Channel 4 Filmmaker wants to speak to co-parents and sperm donor families

18 June, 2013

Pride Angel have been contacted by female filmmaker with an award-winning television production company called ‘Below The Radar’. They are developing a documentary for Channel 4 in the UK on the subject of co-parenting and sperm donati...

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Lesbian non-birth mother not considered legal parent after fertility treatment

16 June, 2013

In a recently published case a High Court Judge has declared a lesbian non birth mother as ‘not a parent’ due to errors at a fertility clinic. The case involved a lesbian couple who had been in a relationship for 13 years and had start...

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Anonymous donor conceived want the right to know their biological parents

14 June, 2013

It is undeniable that we humans have an innate desire to know from whom we came. Many people who are adopted or have only one parent will tell you that they feel they are missing a piece of a puzzle.Genealogy websites like Ancestry.com exist becau...

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Sperm donation in the US - not a DIY project!

12 June, 2013

Several months ago I consulted with a woman and her same-sex partner. I'll refer to them as "Sue" and "Sally." They had a 3-year-old son who was conceived using sperm donated directly to the couple by a close friend named &...

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Lesbian couple want their son to have 'married mummies'

10 June, 2013

Among the supporters of same-sex marriage outside the Palace of Westminster last week, PinkNews reported spotting a lesbian couple with their son who are desperate to marry.Stella and her partner Lucy attended the vigil with their son Bailey. Stel...

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