France and Italy forbid single women and lesbian couples from using artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization, or IVF, to conceive. Austria and Italy are among those banning all egg and sperm donations for IVF. Germany and Norway ban donating eggs, but not sperm.
Tag: religious issues
Personhood Bill Passes House Health Committee
Senate Bill 1433, also know as the Personhood Bill, passed the House Health Committee Tuesday with a 7-4 vote. The bill determines life starts at conception, which could make harming an embryo illegal.
Vatican Stem Cell Conference Cancelled Partly Over Keynote Speaker George Daley
An international stem cell conference scheduled to take place next month at the Vatican has been cancelled, and the Catholic News Agency has reported that the choice of speakers, which included a prominent Boston embryonic stem cell researcher, was a factor.
Fertility Doctor Surprised by Opposition in Naperville
Dr. Randy Morris hopes to consolidate his office and fertility clinic on this lot at Washington Street and Benton Avenue in downtown Naperville…and provide services that include insemination, in vitro fertilization and unblocking fallopian tubes.
ASRM and SART Address Zoning Controversy Affecting Illinois IVF Clinic
Today, ASRM and SART sent the following letter to the Mayor of Naperville, IL over the delay by the Naperville City Council in allowing the opening of an IVF clinic.