In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)

Costa Rica Finally Allows In Vitro Fertilisation after 15-Year Ban

By Diego Arguedas Ortiz
After banning in vitro fertilisation for 15 years and failing to comply with an Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruling for nearly three years, Costa Rica will finally once again allow the procedure for couples and women on their own.

OPINION: On Reproductive Rights, Progress with Concerns

By Joseph Chamie
For most of human history, reproductive rights essentially meant men and women accepting the number, timing and spacing of their children, as well as possible childlessness. All this changed radically in the second half of the 20th century with the introduction of new medical technologies aimed at both preventing and assisting human reproduction.

Egyptian Revolution Brings an IVF Rush

By Rachel Williamson
The young couple inspecting Dr Bassem Elhelw’s Cairo Fertility Clinic knew what they wanted from him: a baby boy. They also knew they wanted the child by in vitro fertilisation (IVF).


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