A woman who had her ovarian tissue removed and frozen following a childhood illness has made history by giving birth after having her fertility restored by doctors.

Parents using assisted human reproduction will be banned from choosing the sex of their babies under laws planned by the Government. Legislation will also make it illegal to pay for surrogate mothers.

A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl’s life has been saved following a transplant from a so-called saviour sibling in a first for British medicine.

THE spectre of babies being created for “spare parts” was brought closer yesterday, as the British House of Lords declared “designer babies” can be used to treat siblings with genetic disorders.

A further six British couples want permission to create a ‘‘designer baby’’ following a ruling by Britain’s fertility watchdog.