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Palæstinensiske mænd gør oprør ved at blive fædre
Palæstinensiske fanger i israelske fængsler har ikke ret til ægteskabelige besøg, og tyer derfor til andre, kreative metoder for at føre deres slægter videre.
For Palestinian Prisoners, Fathering Children Is an Act of Resistance
Denied conjugal visits, Palestinian inmates are adopting creative tactics to continue their bloodlines.
Why Does Silicon Valley Want to Get So Many Women Pregnant?
Investors hope fertility apps will help women deliver healthy babies, but what they also hope users will deliver is a lot of sensitive data.
An Egg Freezing ‘Pop-Up Store’ Appears in London
A project presenting the facts of egg freezing reveals how little we actually know about it.
Why Is Sperm So Damn Expensive?
With women wanting the highest quality sperm possible—college educated sperm that is free of disease and physical abnormalities—the amount of labor that's involved in obtaining this pristine goo drives sperm prices sky high.
The First Test Tube Puppies Have Been Born
After decades of research and attempted trials, in-vitro fertilization (IVF) had been carried out successfully in a dog for the first time.
Why Some Parents Choose to Have a Deaf Baby
Reproductive tech could threaten or preserve deaf culture.
My Struggles with IVF: It's Not About Failure—It's About Hope
At 32, the last place I expected to find myself was in an operating room, conked out on anesthetic with a lubricated ultrasound probe and an egg-retrieval needle passed through my vagina. But here I am.
Men, Bacon Might Be Ruining Your Sperm
A recent study has found that men who eat a lot of processed meats have a significantly lower chance of success when undergoing in vitro fertilization with their partners. Sorry, bacon.
A New Documentary Explores What It's Like to Grow Up with Same-Sex Parents
For The Gayby Project, Australian filmmaker Maya Newell spent four years documentary the lives of children with same-sex parents.
We Went to Today's London Protest Against Dolce & Gabbana's Gay Parenting Comments
LGBT Rights Campaigner Peter Tatchell was there, as well as a red-faced Rod Liddle, who suggested most fashion designers are fascists.
Put Your (Frozen) Eggs in the Bank: Welcome to the Bioeconomy
Egg freezing raises new social and ethical issues in a market that often depends on inequality to meet supply and demand.