Fertility clinic sells leftover embryos

People who want to have children have been able to buy donated sperm and eggs separately for some time, but the recent practice of selling embryos introduces a range of new ethical and legal issues.

A fertility clinic in Davis, California, has begun combining eggs and sperm to create embryos, which can then be used in fertility treatments for a pregnancy.

The embryo sells for $9,800 (€7,500), cheaper than the cost of becoming pregnant via traditional in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), said the Los Angeles Times.