Organisation: AHR

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

news

Government signs off on financial aid for IVF couples

The Government has signed off on providing financial support to couples going through IVF.

Those desperate for a baby are let down by lack of state regulation

business

Surrogacy is mother of all ethical debates

news

Over 80 surrogate babies born abroad for Irish parents

news

Lack of fertility treatment law ‘unconscionable’

news

Why we must take control of this ethical minefield

Warning over lack of laws on stem cell research

THE dilemma of what to do with unused embryos following fertility treatment will not be resolved as long as the Government fails to introduce laws governing assisted human reproduction (AHR) and embryonic stem cell research, doctors and scientists have warned.

Tue, 27 Apr, 2010

‘Ruling will not result in mass destruction of embryos’

A SUPREME Court ruling that frozen embryos do not have an automatic right to life will not lead to wholesale destruction of stored embryos, according to the fertility clinic at the centre of the ruling.

Thu, 17 Dec, 2009

Landmark legal action to decide fate of embryos

A LANDMARK legal action to decide the fate of three frozen embryos is due to be heard in the High Court today.

Mon, 03 Jul, 2006

Assisted reproduction laws must be flexible, says expert

ASSISTED human reproduction (AHR) laws must be flexible enough to make allowances for scientific advances and changes in what societies deem acceptable, an Irish fertility expert warned yesterday.

Fri, 07 Feb, 2003